Kathmandu, Nepal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kathmandu (Nepal, Central Region, Bāgmatī Zone). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:03 (GMT+05:45) Asia/Kathmandu . All times are shown in Kathmandu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:31; remaining time: 10d 21h 27m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:21
Moonset:	22:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 321 km
227 621 mi
Kathmandu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 571 km
222 805 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 47 minutes. (≈4.199 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -81°

Kathmandu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 70.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 269.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	06:06:00	07:12:00	08:21:00	09:32:00	10:39:00
Moonset:	20:52:00	21:57:00	22:52:00	23:38:00	00:00:00

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

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