George Town, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in George Town (Malaysia, Penang). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-28, 09:24 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuala_Lumpur . All times are shown in George Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.44%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 22:37; remaining time: 1d 13h 12m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:44
Moonset:	05:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 569 km
250 766 mi
George Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 406 320 km
252 475 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: 97.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 8 hours, 5 minutes. (≈13.337 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 154°

George Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 238.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	17:04:00	17:55:00	18:44:00	19:31:00	20:14:00
Moonset:	04:13:00	05:05:00	05:57:00	06:47:00	07:36:00

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

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