Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka, North Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 00:25 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Anuradhapura local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.12%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 13d 22h 29m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:20
Moonset:	19:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 111 km
228 734 mi
Anuradhapura ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 167 km
231 254 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.13%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 8 hours, 11 minutes. (≈0.341 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -60°

Anuradhapura, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -65.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 5.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:46:00	05:32:00	06:20:00	07:15:00	08:14:00
Moonset:	17:17:00	18:12:00	19:12:00	20:15:00	21:21:00

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

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