George Town, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in George Town (Malaysia, Penang). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 11:18 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuala_Lumpur . All times are shown in George Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 81.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 88.16%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 4d 1h 1m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:38
Moonset:	03:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 332 km
251 240 mi
George Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 408 321 km
253 719 mi
View angle: 0.493°

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: 84.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 23 hours, 36 minutes. (≈10.984 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 114°

George Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -64.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 145.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	14:57:00	15:48:00	16:38:00	17:26:00	18:11:00
Moonset:	02:06:00	02:58:00	03:50:00	04:40:00	05:31:00

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

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