Bentota, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bentota (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 18:25 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Bentota local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 9.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 18d 15h 18m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:59
Moonset:	15:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 241 km
232 543 mi
Bentota ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 481 km
233 935 mi
View angle: 0.532°

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: 10.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 8 hours, 41 minutes. (≈26.362 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 122°

Bentota, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -39°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 286.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:09:00	02:06:00	02:59:00	03:50:00	04:38:00
Moonset:	13:57:00	14:47:00	15:33:00	16:16:00	16:58:00

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

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