Kataragama, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kataragama (Sri Lanka, Uva). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-08, 06:40 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kataragama local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.16%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.28%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 22:20; remaining time: 18d 15h 39m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:10
Moonset:	15:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 015 km
228 053 mi
Kataragama ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 715 km
224 138 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: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 4 hours, 39 minutes. (≈26.193 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -65°

Kataragama, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 45.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 66.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08	2026-09-09	2026-09-10
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	01:05:00	02:09:00	03:10:00	04:07:00	05:01:00
Moonset:	14:03:00	15:02:00	15:57:00	16:46:00	17:33:00

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

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