Kathmandu, Nepal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kathmandu (Nepal, Central Region, Bāgmatī Zone). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 06:41 (GMT+05:45) Asia/Kathmandu . All times are shown in Kathmandu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.34%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.13%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 23:09; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:32
Moonset:	04:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 190 km
246 181 mi
Kathmandu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 606 km
247 061 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Kathmandu on map:

Kathmandu

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:45
Latitude:	27.70169°
Longitude:	85.3206°
Country:	Nepal Central Region
Population:	1 442 271

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 14 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 16°

Kathmandu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -30.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 272.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:42:00	16:36:00	17:32:00	18:28:00	19:25:00
Moonset:	03:17:00	03:46:00	04:15:00	04:46:00	05:20:00

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

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