Kandy, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandy (Sri Lanka, Central). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 00:04 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandy local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.12%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 13d 22h 50m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:21
Moonset:	19:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 159 km
228 763 mi
Kandy ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 263 km
231 313 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.12%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 7 hours, 46 minutes. (≈0.324 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -75°

Kandy, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -66.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 353.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:45:00	05:31:00	06:21:00	07:16:00	08:15:00
Moonset:	17:15:00	18:10:00	19:09:00	20:12:00	21:18:00

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

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