George Town, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in George Town (Malaysia, Penang). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-28, 10:28 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuala_Lumpur . All times are shown in George Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.83%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.44%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 16:46; remaining time: 3d 6h 18m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:04
Moonset:	04:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 366 km
247 533 mi
George Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 872 km
250 333 mi
View angle: 0.5°

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: 90.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 19 hours, 35 minutes. (≈11.816 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 128°

George Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -78.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 205.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29	2026-05-30
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:34:00	16:18:00	17:04:00	17:51:00	18:39:00
Moonset:	03:09:00	03:48:00	04:28:00	05:10:00	05:54:00

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

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