Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka, North Central). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 23:45 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Polonnaruwa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 14h 31m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:11
Moonset:	22:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 121 km
228 118 mi
Polonnaruwa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 583 km
228 406 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Polonnaruwa on map:

Polonnaruwa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.93965°
Longitude:	81.00274°
Country:	Sri Lanka North Central
Population:	13 900

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 12 hours, 28 minutes. (≈4.52 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -48°

Polonnaruwa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 300.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	06:58:00	08:04:00	09:11:00	10:14:00	11:12:00
Moonset:	20:05:00	21:11:00	22:12:00	23:07:00	23:55:00

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

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