Sandakan, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandakan (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 11:18 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Sandakan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 81.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 88.16%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 12:19; remaining time: 4d 1h 1m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:26
Moonset:	02:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 332 km
251 240 mi
Sandakan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 407 588 km
253 263 mi
View angle: 0.493°

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: 84.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 23 hours, 36 minutes. (≈10.984 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Sandakan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -51.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 126°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	13:44:00	14:35:00	15:26:00	16:13:00	16:58:00
Moonset:	00:51:00	01:43:00	02:35:00	03:26:00	04:16:00

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

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