Puttalam, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Puttalam (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 14:43 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Puttalam 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 11m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:05
Moonset:	16:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 378 028 km
234 896 mi
Puttalam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 508 km
232 087 mi
View angle: 0.527°

Puttalam on map:

Puttalam

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	8.0362°
Longitude:	79.8283°
Country:	Sri Lanka North Western
Population:	45 661

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 5 hours, 6 minutes. (≈27.213 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 78°

Puttalam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 267.4°):

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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:	02:41:00	03:24:00	04:05:00	04:48:00	05:34:00
Moonset:	14:47:00	15:37:00	16:26:00	17:19:00	18:14:00

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

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