Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka, Central, Nuwara Eliya District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-02, 10:22 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Nuwara Eliya local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.12%, Maximal illumination for this day: 90.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 25d 23h 27m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:08
Moonset:	08:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 384 685 km
239 032 mi
Nuwara Eliya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 433 km
239 497 mi
View angle: 0.518°

Nuwara Eliya on map:

Nuwara Eliya

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	6.97078°
Longitude:	80.78286°
Country:	Sri Lanka Central
Population:	25 775

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 4 hours, 25 minutes. (≈18.184 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 34°

Nuwara Eliya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 271.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	19:48:00	20:28:00	21:08:00	21:49:00	22:32:00
Moonset:	07:13:00	07:59:00	08:45:00	09:32:00	10:20:00

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

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