Aitape, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Aitape (Papua New Guinea, Sandaun). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-29, 23:42 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Aitape local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 97.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 02:50; remaining time: 28d 3h 7m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:23
Moonset:	07:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 153 km
239 323 mi
Aitape ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 683 km
234 682 mi
View angle: 0.517°

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: 97.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 3 hours, 19 minutes. (≈16.138 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -125°

Aitape, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 63.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 86.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29	2026-08-30	2026-08-31
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	17:52:00	18:37:00	19:23:00	20:08:00	20:55:00
Moonset:	05:36:00	06:19:00	07:01:00	07:44:00	08:27:00

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

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