Lae, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lae (Papua New Guinea, Morobe). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 04:30 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Lae 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 14h 16m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:28
Moonset:	23:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 518 km
230 229 mi
Lae ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 904 km
232 955 mi
View angle: 0.538°

Lae on map:

Lae

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-6.72208°
Longitude:	146.98469°
Country:	Papua New Guinea Morobe
Population:	76 255

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 31.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 14 hours, 49 minutes. (≈5.618 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 43°

Lae, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -74.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 335.2°):

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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:	09:36:00	10:35:00	11:28:00	12:15:00	12:58:00
Moonset:	21:39:00	22:39:00	23:35:00	00:00:00	00:26:00

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

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