moon .5deg.comBuka, Papua New Guinea (Bougainville) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Buka local time (GMT+11:00
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Moonrise: 06:42, Moonset: 18:51.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 364 180 km226 291 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0% / 0.78%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.2 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -72° | 347.2° | 0.1% |
| 100 | -69.8° | 27.9° | 0.1% |
| 200 | -60.3° | 50.5° | 0.1% |
| 300 | -48.4° | 60.3° | 0% |
| 400 | -35.6° | 64.7° | 0% |
| 500 | -22.5° | 66.4° | 0% |
| 600 | -9.3° | 66.5° | 0% |
| 700 | 3.8° | 65.3° | 0% |
| 800 | 16.6° | 62.6° | 0% |
| 900 | 29.1° | 58.1° | 0% |
| 1000 | 40.7° | 50.7° | 0% |
| 1100 | 50.8° | 38.7° | 0% |
| 1200 | 57.7° | 19.7° | 0.1% |
| 1300 | 59.4° | 354.7° | 0.1% |
| 1400 | 55.1° | 331.8° | 0.1% |
| 1500 | 46.5° | 316.3° | 0.2% |
| 1600 | 35.6° | 306.8° | 0.2% |
| 1700 | 23.7° | 301° | 0.3% |
| 1800 | 11.1° | 297.5° | 0.3% |
| 1900 | -1.9° | 295.7° | 0.4% |
| 2000 | -14.7° | 295.4° | 0.5% |
| 2100 | -27.6° | 296.6° | 0.5% |
| 2200 | -40.2° | 299.9° | 0.6% |
| 2300 | -52.1° | 307° | 0.7% |
| 2400 | -62.4° | 321.4° | 0.8% |