Kataragama, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kataragama (Sri Lanka, Uva). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 20:11 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kataragama local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 18h 5m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:13
Moonset:	22:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 700 km
227 857 mi
Kataragama ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 324 km
225 138 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 8 hours, 32 minutes. (≈4.356 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -88°

Kataragama, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 295.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:00:00	08:06:00	09:13:00	10:15:00	11:12:00
Moonset:	20:00:00	21:07:00	22:08:00	23:03:00	23:52:00

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

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