Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka, Eastern Province). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 21:29 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Trincomalee local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 14d 1h 25m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:28
Moonset:	18:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 513 km
228 983 mi
Trincomalee ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 186 km
230 644 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Trincomalee on map:

Trincomalee

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	8.5711°
Longitude:	81.2335°
Country:	Sri Lanka Eastern Province
Population:	108 420

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.05%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.202 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -147°

Trincomalee, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 301.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:00:00	04:42:00	05:28:00	06:17:00	07:11:00
Moonset:	16:21:00	17:13:00	18:09:00	19:08:00	20:12:00

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