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, 2026-04-18, 03:32 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Kainantu 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: 13d 23h 51m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:37
Moonset:	18:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 297 km
228 849 mi
Kainantu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 818 km
230 415 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.09%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 6 hours, 37 minutes. (≈0.276 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 12°

Kainantu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 74.5°):

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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:	04:49:00	05:42:00	06:37:00	07:37:00	08:41:00
Moonset:	17:08:00	17:56:00	18:47:00	19:44:00	20:45:00

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

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