Colombo, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Colombo (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-24, 13:32 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Colombo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 5d 6h 34m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:19
Moonset:	01:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 107 km
251 100 mi
Colombo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 412 km
250 669 mi
View angle: 0.493°

Colombo on map:

Colombo

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	6.93194°
Longitude:	79.84778°
Country:	Sri Lanka Western
Population:	648 034

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 76.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 23 hours, 57 minutes. (≈9.998 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 149°

Colombo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -9.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 115°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:40:00	13:29:00	14:19:00	15:11:00	16:02:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:41:00	01:26:00	02:14:00	03:05:00

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

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