Vacoas, Mauritius Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Vacoas (Mauritius, Plaines Wilhems). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-14, 07:21 (GMT+04:00) Indian/Mauritius . All times are shown in Vacoas local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.52%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 12:46; remaining time: 17d 5h 25m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:42
Moonset:	15:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 882 km
231 698 mi
Vacoas ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 698 km
227 855 mi
View angle: 0.534°

Vacoas on map:

Vacoas

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:00
Latitude:	-20.29806°
Longitude:	57.47833°
Country:	Mauritius Plaines Wilhems
Population:	110 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 10.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 11 hours, 11 minutes. (≈26.466 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -70°

Vacoas, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 51.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-12	2026-05-13	2026-05-14	2026-05-15	2026-05-16
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	01:49:00	02:44:00	03:42:00	04:44:00	05:50:00
Moonset:	14:20:00	14:56:00	15:35:00	16:18:00	17:08:00

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

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