Chilaw, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chilaw (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 20:19 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Chilaw local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 14d 2h 35m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:35
Moonset:	18:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 676 km
229 084 mi
Chilaw ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 933 km
229 866 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Chilaw on map:

Chilaw

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.57583°
Longitude:	79.79528°
Country:	Sri Lanka North Western
Population:	24 712

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 32 minutes. (≈0.147 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -164°

Chilaw, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 291.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:05:00	04:49:00	05:35:00	06:24:00	07:19:00
Moonset:	16:26:00	17:19:00	18:14:00	19:13:00	20:16:00

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

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