Sandakan, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandakan (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Monday, 2026-07-27, 03:57 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Sandakan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 92.06%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.44%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 22:37; remaining time: 2d 18h 39m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:42
Moonset:	03:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 202 km
251 781 mi
Sandakan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 620 km
250 798 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 92.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 5 hours, 29 minutes. (≈12.229 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -170°

Sandakan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -1.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 242.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	15:00:00	15:52:00	16:42:00	17:32:00	18:18:00
Moonset:	02:08:00	02:58:00	03:50:00	04:42:00	05:33:00

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

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