Kandana, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandana (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 20:22 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 17h 54m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:18
Moonset:	22:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 720 km
227 869 mi
Kandana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 411 km
225 192 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 8 hours, 44 minutes. (≈4.364 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -87°

Kandana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 23.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:04:00	08:11:00	09:18:00	10:20:00	11:18:00
Moonset:	20:08:00	21:14:00	22:15:00	23:10:00	23:59:00

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

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