Puttalam, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Puttalam (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-23, 19:09 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Puttalam local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 62.72%, Maximal illumination for this day: 71.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 6d 0h 58m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:31
Moonset:	00:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 581 km
250 152 mi
Puttalam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 423 km
245 704 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 70%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 7 hours, 29 minutes. (≈9.312 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -33°

Puttalam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 58.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 171.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-21	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	11:54:00	12:42:00	13:31:00	14:21:00	15:13:00
Moonset:	23:57:00	00:00:00	00:39:00	01:24:00	02:12:00

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

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