Butterworth, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Butterworth (Malaysia, Penang). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-27, 19:28 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuala_Lumpur . All times are shown in Butterworth local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 80.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 16:46; remaining time: 3d 21h 18m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:18
Moonset:	03:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 091 km
246 119 mi
Butterworth ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 955 km
242 307 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Butterworth on map:

Butterworth

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	5.3991°
Longitude:	100.36382°
Country:	Malaysia Penang
Population:	107 591

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 86.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 5 hours, 47 minutes. (≈11.241 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -15°

Butterworth, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 112.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	14:50:00	15:34:00	16:18:00	17:03:00	17:51:00
Moonset:	02:28:00	03:08:00	03:48:00	04:28:00	05:10:00

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

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