Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka, Eastern Province). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:46 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Trincomalee 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 21h 30m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:09
Moonset:	22:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 317 km
227 619 mi
Trincomalee ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 742 km
222 912 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 44 minutes. (≈4.197 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -114°

Trincomalee, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 66.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 319.1°):

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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:	06:55:00	08:02:00	09:09:00	10:12:00	11:10:00
Moonset:	20:06:00	21:12:00	22:12:00	23:07:00	23:55:00

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

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