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: Saturday, 2026-08-01, 09:42 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Nuwara Eliya local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 90.18%, Maximal illumination for this day: 95.41%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 27d 0h 7m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:28
Moonset:	07:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 489 km
242 017 mi
Nuwara Eliya ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 409 km
242 589 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 93.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 4 hours, 25 minutes. (≈17.184 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 28°

Nuwara Eliya, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -25.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 264.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	19:07:00	19:48:00	20:28:00	21:08:00	21:49:00
Moonset:	06:24:00	07:13:00	07:59:00	08:45:00	09:32:00

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

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