Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka, Eastern Province). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 20:44 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Trincomalee local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.48%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 13h 5m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:52
Moonset:	21:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 481 km
242 012 mi
Trincomalee ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 064 km
240 511 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 49 minutes. (≈4.117 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -52°

Trincomalee, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:13:00	08:03:00	08:52:00	09:41:00	10:29:00
Moonset:	19:42:00	20:24:00	21:04:00	21:45:00	22:27:00

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

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