George Town, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in George Town (Malaysia, Penang). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-07, 09:24 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuala_Lumpur . All times are shown in George Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.01%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.24%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 16:46; remaining time: 24d 7h 22m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	11:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 660 km
250 201 mi
George Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 180 km
247 418 mi
View angle: 0.495°

George Town on map:

George Town

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	5.41123°
Longitude:	100.33543°
Country:	Malaysia Penang
Population:	300 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 76.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 Day, 13 hours, 30 minutes. (≈19.563 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 178°

George Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 237.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-05	2026-05-06	2026-05-07	2026-05-08	2026-05-09
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	22:26:00	23:18:00	00:00:00	00:06:00	00:53:00
Moonset:	09:36:00	10:27:00	11:19:00	12:09:00	12:58:00

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

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