Colombo, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Colombo (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-08, 04:26 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Colombo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.16%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.28%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 22:20; remaining time: 18d 17h 53m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:15
Moonset:	16:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 757 km
227 892 mi
Colombo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 392 km
225 801 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 12.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 2 hours, 12 minutes. (≈26.092 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -75°

Colombo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 14.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 69.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08	2026-09-09	2026-09-10
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	01:11:00	02:14:00	03:15:00	04:13:00	05:07:00
Moonset:	14:11:00	15:10:00	16:04:00	16:53:00	17:39:00

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

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