Goroka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Goroka (Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-30, 04:33 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Goroka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 93.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 02:50; remaining time: 27d 22h 16m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:57
Moonset:	07:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 384 186 km
238 722 mi
Goroka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 152 km
234 973 mi
View angle: 0.518°

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: 97.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 8 hours, 11 minutes. (≈16.341 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -24°

Goroka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 42.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 275.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-28	2026-08-29	2026-08-30	2026-08-31	2026-09-01
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	18:23:00	19:10:00	19:57:00	20:45:00	21:37:00
Moonset:	06:09:00	06:50:00	07:31:00	08:13:00	08:57:00

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

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