Kainantu, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kainantu (Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 07:53 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Kainantu 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 10h 53m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:32
Moonset:	23:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 058 km
230 565 mi
Kainantu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 039 km
232 417 mi
View angle: 0.537°

Kainantu on map:

Kainantu

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-6.28872°
Longitude:	145.86548°
Country:	Papua New Guinea Eastern Highlands
Population:	8 509

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 33.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 18 hours, 26 minutes. (≈5.768 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 91°

Kainantu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 66.3°):

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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:	09:40:00	10:39:00	11:32:00	12:19:00	13:02:00
Moonset:	21:44:00	22:45:00	23:41:00	00:00:00	00:31:00

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

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