Kandy, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandy (Sri Lanka, Central). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-24, 00:30 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandy local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 5d 19h 36m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:16
Moonset:	01:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 081 km
250 463 mi
Kandy ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 035 km
248 570 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 71.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 12 hours, 17 minutes. (≈9.512 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -36°

Kandy, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 11.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 243.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:37:00	13:27:00	14:16:00	15:08:00	16:00:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:37:00	01:22:00	02:10:00	03:00:00

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

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