Piton, Mauritius Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Piton (Mauritius, Rivière du Rempart). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 06:57 (GMT+04:00) Indian/Mauritius . All times are shown in Piton local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 28.36%, Maximal illumination for this day: 37.71%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 08:19; remaining time: 10d 1h 22m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:58
Moonset:	23:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 030 km
246 082 mi
Piton ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 094 km
247 364 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Piton on map:

Piton

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:00
Latitude:	-20.09028°
Longitude:	57.63028°
Country:	Mauritius Rivière du Rempart
Population:	5 909

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 31%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 13 hours, 16 minutes. (≈5.553 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 142°

Piton, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -37°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 130.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	08:47:00	09:22:00	09:58:00	10:37:00	11:20:00
Moonset:	21:32:00	22:25:00	23:19:00	00:00:00	00:13:00

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

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