moon .5deg.comColombo, Sri Lanka (Western) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-03-17.
All times are shown in Colombo local time (GMT+05:30
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Moonrise: 04:48, Moonset: 17:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 385 339 km239 439 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 2.07% / 6.26%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27.7 (Day)
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2026-03-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -67.6° | 107.4° | 6.3% |
| 100 | -53.7° | 102.1° | 6% |
| 200 | -39.6° | 100.5° | 5.8% |
| 300 | -25.4° | 100.3° | 5.6% |
| 400 | -11.1° | 101° | 5.4% |
| 500 | 3° | 102.3° | 5.2% |
| 600 | 17.1° | 104.4° | 5% |
| 700 | 31° | 107.7° | 4.8% |
| 800 | 44.7° | 113.1° | 4.6% |
| 900 | 57.6° | 123° | 4.5% |
| 1000 | 68.4° | 144° | 4.3% |
| 1100 | 72.6° | 185.9° | 4.1% |
| 1200 | 66.5° | 223.9° | 3.9% |
| 1300 | 55° | 241.7° | 3.7% |
| 1400 | 41.8° | 250.5° | 3.6% |
| 1500 | 28.1° | 255.5° | 3.4% |
| 1600 | 14.1° | 258.8° | 3.2% |
| 1700 | -0.1° | 261.1° | 3.1% |
| 1800 | -14.4° | 262.8° | 2.9% |
| 1900 | -28.7° | 264.2° | 2.8% |
| 2000 | -43.1° | 265.4° | 2.6% |
| 2100 | -57.5° | 266.2° | 2.5% |
| 2200 | -71.9° | 266.7° | 2.3% |
| 2300 | -86.3° | 263.2° | 2.2% |
| 2400 | -79.3° | 91.6° | 2.1% |