Alta, Norway Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Alta (Norway, Finnmark). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 07:57 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Oslo . All times are shown in Alta local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 22h 22m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:42
Moonset:	19:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 631 km
240 863 mi
Alta ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 197 km
240 593 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 15%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 17 hours, 35 minutes. (≈3.733 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 46°

Alta, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 73.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	06:31:00	08:38:00	10:42:00	12:52:00	15:41:00
Moonset:	20:40:00	20:14:00	19:46:00	19:11:00	17:58:00

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

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