Buka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buka (Papua New Guinea, Bougainville). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 09:17 (GMT+11:00) Pacific/Bougainville . All times are shown in Buka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 74.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 82.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 03:50; remaining time: 4d 18h 32m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:03
Moonset:	02:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 846 km
249 696 mi
Buka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 752 km
252 122 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 77.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 3 hours, 10 minutes. (≈10.132 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 125°

Buka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -62.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 170.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:23:00	14:13:00	15:03:00	15:51:00	16:38:00
Moonset:	01:19:00	02:09:00	02:56:00	03:42:00	04:24:00

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

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