Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Moratuwa (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 20:46 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Moratuwa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.48%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 13h 3m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:57
Moonset:	21:11

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 490 km
242 018 mi
Moratuwa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 966 km
240 449 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Moratuwa on map:

Moratuwa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	6.773°
Longitude:	79.8816°
Country:	Sri Lanka Western
Population:	185 031

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 51 minutes. (≈4.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -54°

Moratuwa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:19:00	08:09:00	08:57:00	09:45:00	10:32:00
Moonset:	19:47:00	20:29:00	21:11:00	21:53:00	22:35:00

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

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