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, 2026-07-03, 11:48 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Goroka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 88.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-30, 00:37; remaining time: 26d 12h 48m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:57
Moonset:	08:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 413 km
246 319 mi
Goroka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 752 km
247 773 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 91.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 13 hours, 31 minutes. (≈17.563 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 42°

Goroka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 241.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:20:00	20:09:00	20:57:00	21:43:00	22:28:00
Moonset:	07:18:00	08:04:00	08:48:00	09:31:00	10:11:00

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

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