Kandy, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandy (Sri Lanka, Central). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 05:14 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kandy local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.1%, Maximal illumination for this day: 27.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 4h 35m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:42
Moonset:	21:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 134 km
243 040 mi
Kandy ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 114 km
245 512 mi
View angle: 0.509°

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: 20.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 10 minutes. (≈4.465 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Kandy, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -64°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 98.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:06:00	08:54:00	09:42:00	10:30:00	11:19:00
Moonset:	20:26:00	21:08:00	21:49:00	22:32:00	23:17:00

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

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