Luqa, Malta Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Luqa (Malta). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 11:58 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Malta . All times are shown in Luqa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.91%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 9d 22h 48m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:24
Moonset:	00:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 224 km
229 425 mi
Luqa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 388 km
227 041 mi
View angle: 0.539°

Luqa on map:

Luqa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	35.85889°
Longitude:	14.48861°
Country:	Malta
Population:	5 053

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 27.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 5 hours, 39 minutes. (≈5.236 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 53°

Luqa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:57:00	09:10:00	10:24:00	11:36:00	12:43:00
Moonset:	23:32:00	00:00:00	00:21:00	01:01:00	01:33:00

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

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