Kainantu, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kainantu (Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-08, 09:43 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Kainantu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.34%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 14:19; remaining time: 20d 4h 36m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	01:36
Moonset:	13:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 906 km
226 120 mi
Kainantu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 357 476 km
222 125 mi
View angle: 0.547°

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: 29%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 4 hours, 31 minutes. (≈24.188 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -2°

Kainantu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 47.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 322.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08	2026-08-09	2026-08-10
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:35:00	01:36:00	02:40:00	03:45:00
Moonset:	11:45:00	12:39:00	13:39:00	14:43:00	15:49:00

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

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