Mahajanga, Madagascar Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mahajanga (Madagascar, Boeny). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:36 (GMT+03:00) Indian/Antananarivo . All times are shown in Mahajanga local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 19h 10m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:55
Moonset:	21:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 575 km
227 779 mi
Mahajanga ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 237 km
223 841 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Mahajanga on map:

Mahajanga

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-15.71667°
Longitude:	46.31667°
Country:	Madagascar Boeny
Population:	154 657

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 19 minutes. (≈4.305 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -138°

Mahajanga, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 45.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 339.6°):

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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:	07:46:00	08:53:00	09:55:00	10:49:00	11:37:00
Moonset:	19:07:00	20:14:00	21:21:00	22:24:00	23:23:00

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

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