Kataragama, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kataragama (Sri Lanka, Uva). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 19:50 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kataragama local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.04%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 16d 3h 4m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:59
Moonset:	16:20

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 019 km
234 269 mi
Kataragama ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 089 km
236 176 mi
View angle: 0.528°

Kataragama on map:

Kataragama

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	6.4134°
Longitude:	81.3346°
Country:	Sri Lanka Uva
Population:	20 935

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 4.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 10 hours, 35 minutes. (≈27.441 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 86°

Kataragama, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:33:00	03:16:00	03:59:00	04:43:00	05:29:00
Moonset:	14:42:00	15:31:00	16:20:00	17:12:00	18:06:00

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

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