Buka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buka (Papua New Guinea, Bougainville). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-09, 08:54 (GMT+11:00) Pacific/Bougainville . All times are shown in Buka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 15:19; remaining time: 19d 6h 25m 20s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:01
Moonset:	15:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 302 km
225 745 mi
Buka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 356 250 km
221 364 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 25 Day, 5 hours, 7 minutes. (≈25.213 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -32°

Buka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 7.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-07	2026-08-08	2026-08-09	2026-08-10	2026-08-11
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	00:57:00	01:57:00	03:01:00	04:06:00	05:09:00
Moonset:	13:04:00	14:04:00	15:08:00	16:14:00	17:18:00

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

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