Puttalam, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Puttalam (Sri Lanka, North Western). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-08, 01:47 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Puttalam local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.16%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.28%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 22:20; remaining time: 18d 20h 32m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:13
Moonset:	16:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 462 km
227 709 mi
Puttalam ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 866 km
227 960 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 13.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 25 Day, 23 hours, 18 minutes. (≈25.971 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -92°

Puttalam, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 63.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08	2026-09-09	2026-09-10
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	01:08:00	02:12:00	03:13:00	04:11:00	05:06:00
Moonset:	14:13:00	15:12:00	16:05:00	16:54:00	17:40:00

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

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