Chilaw, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chilaw (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 20:45 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Chilaw 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 13h 4m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:58
Moonset:	21:11

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 485 km
242 015 mi
Chilaw ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 933 km
240 429 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -53°

Chilaw, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260.7°):

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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	08:58:00	09:46:00	10:34:00
Moonset:	19:48:00	20:30:00	21:11:00	21:52:00	22:35:00

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

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