Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kelaniya (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 03:09 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Kelaniya 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 6h 39m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:45
Moonset:	21:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 736 km
242 792 mi
Kelaniya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 341 km
245 654 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Kelaniya on map:

Kelaniya

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	6.9553°
Longitude:	79.922°
Country:	Sri Lanka Western
Population:	28 846

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.381 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 144°

Kelaniya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -84.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 238.4°):

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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:	08:09:00	08:57:00	09:45:00	10:32:00	11:22:00
Moonset:	20:29:00	21:11:00	21:52:00	22:35:00	23:20:00

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

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