Bentota, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bentota (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 22:51 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Bentota local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.48%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 10h 58m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:57
Moonset:	21:11

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 897 km
242 271 mi
Bentota ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 627 km
242 724 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 54 minutes. (≈4.204 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -46°

Bentota, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 263.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:19:00	08:09:00	08:57:00	09:44:00	10:31:00
Moonset:	19:47:00	20:29:00	21:11:00	21:53:00	22:35:00

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

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