Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-02, 14:23 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Kota Kinabalu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.94%, Maximal illumination for this day: 90.81%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 25d 21h 56m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:13
Moonset:	08:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 384 384 km
238 845 mi
Kota Kinabalu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 911 km
241 658 mi
View angle: 0.518°

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: 86.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 5 hours, 55 minutes. (≈18.247 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 91°

Kota Kinabalu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -79.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 297.6°):

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Kota Kinabalu

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	19:52:00	20:32:00	21:13:00	21:54:00	22:37:00
Moonset:	07:18:00	08:04:00	08:49:00	09:36:00	10:23:00

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

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