Lae, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Lae (Papua New Guinea, Morobe). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 00:03 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Lae 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: 14d 3h 21m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:33
Moonset:	18:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 784 km
229 152 mi
Lae ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 350 km
231 989 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.01%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 40 minutes. (≈0.111 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -115°

Lae, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -81.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 349.1°):

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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:	04:45:00	05:38:00	06:33:00	07:33:00	08:37:00
Moonset:	17:03:00	17:51:00	18:42:00	19:39:00	20:39:00

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

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