Sandakan, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandakan (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 22:39 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Sandakan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.95%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 01:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 45m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:28
Moonset:	18:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 700 km
229 099 mi
Sandakan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 463 km
231 438 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 20 minutes. (≈0.139 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -143°

Sandakan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -59.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 314°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:57:00	04:41:00	05:28:00	06:17:00	07:12:00
Moonset:	16:18:00	17:09:00	18:03:00	19:00:00	20:02:00

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

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