Goroka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Goroka (Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 00:13 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Goroka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.01%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.75%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 03:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 11m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:39
Moonset:	18:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 761 km
229 137 mi
Goroka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 318 km
231 969 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -105°

Goroka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -81.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 354.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:51:00	05:44:00	06:39:00	07:39:00	08:42:00
Moonset:	17:10:00	17:58:00	18:49:00	19:46:00	20:48:00

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

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