Bentota, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bentota (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 09:57 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Bentota local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.15%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 26d 10h 9m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:11
Moonset:	08:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 991 km
246 058 mi
Bentota ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 347 km
246 279 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 90.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 15 hours, 58 minutes. (≈17.665 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 27°

Bentota, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -19.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:43:00	20:28:00	21:11:00	21:51:00	22:31:00
Moonset:	06:53:00	07:44:00	08:32:00	09:19:00	10:04:00

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

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