Alta, Norway Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Alta (Norway, Finnmark). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:12 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Oslo . All times are shown in Alta local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 11m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:45
Moonset:	22:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 762 km
229 138 mi
Alta ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 291 km
226 360 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Alta on map:

Alta

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	69.96887°
Longitude:	23.27165°
Country:	Norway Finnmark
Population:	12 077

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -113°

Alta, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 243.3°):

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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:	04:44:00	04:16:00	03:45:00	02:54:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	17:12:00	19:28:00	22:09:00	00:00:00	00:00:00

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

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