Colombo, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Colombo (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 13:41 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Colombo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.1%, Maximal illumination for this day: 27.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 10d 20h 8m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:45
Moonset:	21:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 392 727 km
244 029 mi
Colombo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 872 km
239 770 mi
View angle: 0.507°

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: 24%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 19 hours, 22 minutes. (≈4.807 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 11°

Colombo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 53.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 121.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:09:00	08:57:00	09:45:00	10:33:00	11:22:00
Moonset:	20:30:00	21:11:00	21:53:00	22:35:00	23:21:00

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

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