Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka, North Central). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 23:48 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Polonnaruwa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 64.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 74.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 23d 10h 1m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:30
Moonset:	10:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 980 km
231 759 mi
Polonnaruwa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 283 km
229 462 mi
View angle: 0.534°

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: 64.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 18 hours, 9 minutes. (≈20.756 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -131°

Polonnaruwa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:07:00	21:48:00	22:30:00	23:17:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	08:44:00	09:31:00	10:19:00	11:11:00	12:07:00

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

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