Kathmandu, Nepal Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kathmandu (Nepal, Central Region, Bāgmatī Zone). Current time: Saturday, 2026-05-23, 04:41 (GMT+05:45) Asia/Kathmandu . All times are shown in Kathmandu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 42.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 53.13%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:31; remaining time: 8d 9h 50m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:42
Moonset:	00:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 447 km
233 292 mi
Kathmandu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 126 km
234 957 mi
View angle: 0.53°

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: 44.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 6 Day, 20 hours, 38 minutes. (≈6.86 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 27°

Kathmandu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 336.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23	2026-05-24	2026-05-25
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	09:32:00	10:39:00	11:42:00	12:41:00	13:38:00
Moonset:	23:38:00	00:00:00	00:16:00	00:50:00	01:20:00

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

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