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: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 01:09 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Nuwara Eliya local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 21.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 31.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 13h 7m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:16
Moonset:	23:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 292 km
228 225 mi
Nuwara Eliya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 410 km
229 541 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 22%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 14 hours, 1 minutes. (≈4.584 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -21°

Nuwara Eliya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -37.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 309°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:07:00	09:14:00	10:16:00	11:14:00	12:06:00
Moonset:	21:10:00	22:11:00	23:06:00	23:55:00	00:00:00

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

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