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, 2026-04-15, 14:23 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Nuwara Eliya local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.04%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 16d 8h 31m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:01
Moonset:	16:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 378 094 km
234 937 mi
Nuwara Eliya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 196 km
231 893 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 4 hours, 45 minutes. (≈27.198 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 76°

Nuwara Eliya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 29.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 267.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:36:00	03:19:00	04:01:00	04:45:00	05:31:00
Moonset:	14:44:00	15:33:00	16:22:00	17:14:00	18:09:00

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

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