Colombo, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Colombo (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 17:36 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Colombo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 9.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 18d 16h 7m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:59
Moonset:	15:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 096 km
232 453 mi
Colombo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 243 km
233 165 mi
View angle: 0.532°

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: 11.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 7 hours, 50 minutes. (≈26.326 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Colombo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 283.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:08:00	02:05:00	02:59:00	03:50:00	04:39:00
Moonset:	13:58:00	14:48:00	15:34:00	16:16:00	16:58:00

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

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