Kandy, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandy (Sri Lanka, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 05:39 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandy local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.15%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 26d 14h 27m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:09
Moonset:	08:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 672 km
246 481 mi
Kandy ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 015 km
242 965 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 91.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 11 hours, 59 minutes. (≈17.499 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -165°

Kandy, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 240.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:42:00	20:26:00	21:09:00	21:49:00	22:28:00
Moonset:	06:49:00	07:40:00	08:28:00	09:15:00	10:01:00

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

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