Bentota, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bentota (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-24, 16:30 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Bentota local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 5d 3h 36m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:17
Moonset:	01:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 301 km
251 221 mi
Bentota ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 536 km
248 260 mi
View angle: 0.493°

Bentota on map:

Bentota

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	6.42598°
Longitude:	79.99575°
Country:	Sri Lanka Southern
Population:	37 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 77.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 36 minutes. (≈10.108 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 0°

Bentota, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 124.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:39:00	13:28:00	14:17:00	15:09:00	16:01:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:41:00	01:27:00	02:14:00	03:05:00

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

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