Goroka, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Goroka (Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 09:59 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Goroka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 74.75%, Maximal illumination for this day: 82.71%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 02:50; remaining time: 4d 16h 50m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:40
Moonset:	02:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 658 km
249 579 mi
Goroka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 200 km
251 780 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 78.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 4 hours, 43 minutes. (≈10.196 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 116°

Goroka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -56.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 144.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:00:00	13:51:00	14:40:00	15:29:00	16:16:00
Moonset:	00:59:00	01:49:00	02:35:00	03:21:00	04:03:00

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

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