Vacoas, Mauritius Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Vacoas (Mauritius, Plaines Wilhems). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 18:29 (GMT+04:00) Indian/Mauritius . All times are shown in Vacoas local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.98%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 08:13; remaining time: 18d 13h 43m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:28
Moonset:	15:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 523 km
232 718 mi
Vacoas ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 995 km
234 254 mi
View angle: 0.532°

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: 10.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 10 hours, 20 minutes. (≈26.43 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 92°

Vacoas, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 263°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:01:00	02:46:00	03:28:00	04:05:00	04:40:00
Moonset:	13:17:00	14:18:00	15:17:00	16:13:00	17:08:00

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

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