Lae, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lae (Papua New Guinea, Morobe). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 14:21 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Lae local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 84.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.72%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 14:13; remaining time: 2d 23h 51m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:33
Moonset:	03:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 611 km
240 850 mi
Lae ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 694 km
240 902 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 89.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 14 hours, 47 minutes. (≈11.616 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 27°

Lae, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -17°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 93.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:59:00	14:46:00	15:33:00	16:21:00	17:12:00
Moonset:	01:51:00	02:31:00	03:12:00	03:54:00	04:37:00

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

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