Colombo, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Colombo (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 01:15 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Colombo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.12%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 13d 21h 39m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:24
Moonset:	19:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 000 km
228 665 mi
Colombo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 940 km
231 113 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.16%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 9 hours, 7 minutes. (≈0.38 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -29°

Colombo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -63.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 30.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:49:00	05:35:00	06:24:00	07:20:00	08:19:00
Moonset:	17:18:00	18:13:00	19:12:00	20:14:00	21:20:00

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

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