Buka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buka (Papua New Guinea, Bougainville). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 04:10 (GMT+11:00) Pacific/Bougainville . All times are shown in Buka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 29.25%, Maximal illumination for this day: 39.94%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 19:46; remaining time: 9d 15h 36m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:55
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 309 km
230 099 mi
Buka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 382 km
232 630 mi
View angle: 0.538°

Buka on map:

Buka

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+11:00
Latitude:	-5.43261°
Longitude:	154.67098°
Country:	Papua New Guinea Bougainville
Population:	0

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 31.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 13 hours, 24 minutes. (≈5.558 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 24°

Buka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -66°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 313.1°):

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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:	10:01:00	11:01:00	11:55:00	12:42:00	13:26:00
Moonset:	22:09:00	23:10:00	00:00:00	00:05:00	00:55:00

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

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