Goroka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Goroka (Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 16:51 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Goroka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 84.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.72%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 14:13; remaining time: 2d 21h 21m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:40
Moonset:	03:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 107 km
240 537 mi
Goroka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 411 km
238 241 mi
View angle: 0.514°

Goroka on map:

Goroka

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-6.08336°
Longitude:	145.38735°
Country:	Papua New Guinea Eastern Highlands
Population:	18 503

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 18 minutes. (≈11.721 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 1°

Goroka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 88.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:06:00	14:53:00	15:40:00	16:27:00	17:18:00
Moonset:	01:56:00	02:37:00	03:19:00	04:00:00	04:44:00

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

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