Kandana, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandana (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-28, 22:01 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.8%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 0d 22h 5m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:42
Moonset:	04:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 208 km
249 920 mi
Kandana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 461 km
245 728 mi
View angle: 0.495°

Kandana on map:

Kandana

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.048°
Longitude:	79.8937°
Country:	Sri Lanka Western
Population:	33 424

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 99.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 21 hours, 52 minutes. (≈13.911 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -34°

Kandana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 51.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 144.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	16:02:00	16:53:00	17:42:00	18:27:00	19:11:00
Moonset:	03:04:00	03:56:00	04:48:00	05:39:00	06:28:00

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

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