Sandakan, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandakan (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-13, 23:20 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Sandakan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 2.82%, Maximal illumination for this day: 7.36%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 00:50; remaining time: 13d 1h 29m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:26
Moonset:	19:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 326 km
243 159 mi
Sandakan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 527 km
245 147 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Sandakan on map:

Sandakan

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+08:00
Latitude:	5.8402°
Longitude:	118.1179°
Country:	Malaysia Sabah
Population:	392 288

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 7.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 13 hours, 20 minutes. (≈2.556 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -47°

Sandakan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -51.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 257.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-11	2026-09-12	2026-09-13	2026-09-14	2026-09-15
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	05:50:00	06:38:00	07:26:00	08:14:00	09:03:00
Moonset:	18:14:00	18:57:00	19:39:00	20:22:00	21:07:00

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

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