Sandakan, Malaysia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandakan (Malaysia, Sabah). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 15:24 (GMT+08:00) Asia/Kuching . All times are shown in Sandakan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 30.56%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 16:46; remaining time: 10d 1h 22m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:13
Moonset:	23:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 855 km
229 196 mi
Sandakan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 250 km
224 470 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: 26.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 2 hours, 52 minutes. (≈5.12 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -156°

Sandakan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 66.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 40.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:04:00	09:10:00	10:13:00	11:10:00	12:03:00
Moonset:	21:02:00	22:04:00	23:00:00	23:49:00	00:00:00

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

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