Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 01:35 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Kota Kinabalu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.02%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 01:24; remaining time: 13d 23h 49m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:25
Moonset:	19:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 292 km
228 846 mi
Kota Kinabalu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 148 km
231 242 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Kota Kinabalu on map:

Kota Kinabalu

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	5.9749°
Longitude:	116.0724°
Country:	Malaysia Sabah
Population:	457 326

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.09%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 6 hours, 40 minutes. (≈0.278 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -29°

Kota Kinabalu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -61.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 40.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:49:00	05:36:00	06:25:00	07:21:00	08:20:00
Moonset:	17:18:00	18:11:00	19:09:00	20:11:00	21:16:00

Kota Kinabalu moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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