Puttalam, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Puttalam (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 13:19 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Puttalam local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 9.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 18d 20h 23m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:58
Moonset:	15:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 346 km
231 987 mi
Puttalam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 044 km
228 692 mi
View angle: 0.533°

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: 12.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 3 hours, 21 minutes. (≈26.14 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 128°

Puttalam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 276.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:06:00	02:04:00	02:58:00	03:50:00	04:39:00
Moonset:	14:00:00	14:49:00	15:35:00	16:17:00	16:58:00

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

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