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, 2026-05-22, 03:10 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Goroka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 29.69%, Maximal illumination for this day: 40.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 18:46; remaining time: 9d 15h 36m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:34
Moonset:	23:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 310 km
230 100 mi
Goroka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 026 km
232 409 mi
View angle: 0.538°

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: 31.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 13 hours, 24 minutes. (≈5.559 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 11°

Goroka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -59.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 302.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23	2026-05-24
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	09:41:00	10:41:00	11:34:00	12:21:00	13:04:00
Moonset:	21:47:00	22:47:00	23:43:00	00:00:00	00:33:00

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

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