Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka, North Central). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-02, 17:54 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Anuradhapura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.12%, Maximal illumination for this day: 90.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 25d 15h 55m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:10
Moonset:	08:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 383 191 km
238 104 mi
Anuradhapura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 066 km
239 890 mi
View angle: 0.52°

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: 85.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 11 hours, 50 minutes. (≈18.493 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 159°

Anuradhapura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -46.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 80.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	19:51:00	20:30:00	21:10:00	21:50:00	22:32:00
Moonset:	07:13:00	08:00:00	08:46:00	09:34:00	10:22:00

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

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