George Town, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in George Town (Malaysia, Penang). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 17:50 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuala_Lumpur . All times are shown in George Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 10.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 01:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 34m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:10
Moonset:	17:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 905 km
234 819 mi
George Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 539 km
233 970 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 5.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 5 hours, 46 minutes. (≈27.24 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 77°

George Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -3.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 271.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:44:00	04:27:00	05:10:00	05:55:00	06:41:00
Moonset:	15:55:00	16:43:00	17:32:00	18:22:00	19:16:00

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

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