Gampaha, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gampaha (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 00:28 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Gampaha 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: 11d 9h 21m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:45
Moonset:	21:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 213 km
242 467 mi
Gampaha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 078 km
244 247 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Gampaha on map:

Gampaha

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.0897°
Longitude:	79.9925°
Country:	Sri Lanka Western
Population:	9 350

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 30 minutes. (≈4.271 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -22°

Gampaha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -46.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 264.2°):

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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:	08:08:00	08:57:00	09:45:00	10:32:00	11:22:00
Moonset:	20:29:00	21:11:00	21:52:00	22:34:00	23:20:00

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

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