Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka, North Central). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-28, 06:18 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Anuradhapura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 88.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.94%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 3d 7h 58m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:59
Moonset:	03:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 128 km
247 385 mi
Anuradhapura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 587 km
248 913 mi
View angle: 0.5°

Anuradhapura on map:

Anuradhapura

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	8.31223°
Longitude:	80.41306°
Country:	Sri Lanka North Central
Population:	60 943

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 90.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 18 hours, 4 minutes. (≈11.753 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 17°

Anuradhapura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 256.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29	2026-05-30
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	14:27:00	15:13:00	15:59:00	16:48:00	17:38:00
Moonset:	02:00:00	02:38:00	03:17:00	03:58:00	04:41:00

Anuradhapura moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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