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: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 12:55 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Nuwara Eliya local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 9.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 18d 20h 47m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:55
Moonset:	15:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 277 km
231 943 mi
Nuwara Eliya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 560 km
228 391 mi
View angle: 0.534°

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: 12.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 2 hours, 56 minutes. (≈26.122 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 128°

Nuwara Eliya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 38.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 277.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:04:00	02:02:00	02:55:00	03:46:00	04:35:00
Moonset:	13:55:00	14:44:00	15:30:00	16:13:00	16:54:00

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

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