Puttalam, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Puttalam (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 01:47 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Puttalam local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.1%, Maximal illumination for this day: 27.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 8h 2m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:46
Moonset:	21:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 471 km
242 628 mi
Puttalam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 525 km
245 146 mi
View angle: 0.51°

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: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 48 minutes. (≈4.325 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 7°

Puttalam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -65.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 264.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:09:00	08:58:00	09:46:00	10:34:00	11:24:00
Moonset:	20:29:00	21:11:00	21:52:00	22:34:00	23:19:00

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

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