Puttalam, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Puttalam (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:28 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Puttalam local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 20h 48m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:16
Moonset:	22:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 394 km
227 667 mi
Puttalam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 142 km
223 161 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 5 hours, 31 minutes. (≈4.23 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -107°

Puttalam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 59.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 309.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:02:00	08:09:00	09:16:00	10:18:00	11:16:00
Moonset:	20:10:00	21:17:00	22:17:00	23:12:00	00:00:00

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

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