Bentota, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bentota (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:46 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Bentota local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 19h 30m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:18
Moonset:	22:13

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 538 km
227 756 mi
Bentota ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 400 km
223 942 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 57 minutes. (≈4.29 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -98°

Bentota, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 299.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:05:00	08:12:00	09:18:00	10:20:00	11:18:00
Moonset:	20:06:00	21:12:00	22:13:00	23:09:00	23:57:00

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

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