Aitape, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Aitape (Papua New Guinea, Sandaun). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 05:48 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Aitape local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 29.69%, Maximal illumination for this day: 40.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 18:46; remaining time: 9d 12h 57m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:42
Moonset:	23:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 725 km
230 358 mi
Aitape ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 006 km
233 018 mi
View angle: 0.537°

Aitape on map:

Aitape

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-3.15341°
Longitude:	142.3629°
Country:	Papua New Guinea Sandaun
Population:	5 547

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 32.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 16 hours, 13 minutes. (≈5.676 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 63°

Aitape, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -71°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 21.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23	2026-05-24
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	09:48:00	10:48:00	11:42:00	12:31:00	13:15:00
Moonset:	22:05:00	23:05:00	23:59:00	00:00:00	00:48:00

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

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