Kandy, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandy (Sri Lanka, Central). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-07, 22:40 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandy local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 22:20; remaining time: 18d 23h 40m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:10
Moonset:	15:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 128 km
227 502 mi
Kandy ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 547 km
229 626 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Kandy on map:

Kandy

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.2955°
Longitude:	80.6356°
Country:	Sri Lanka Central
Population:	111 701

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 14.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 25 Day, 19 hours, 52 minutes. (≈25.828 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -167°

Kandy, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -54.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 33.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08	2026-09-09
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	00:03:00	01:06:00	02:10:00	03:11:00	04:09:00
Moonset:	13:06:00	14:08:00	15:07:00	16:01:00	16:50:00

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

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