Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea, National Capital). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-01, 08:55 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Port Moresby local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 91.3%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.17%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 14:19; remaining time: 27d 5h 24m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:18
Moonset:	08:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 485 km
242 636 mi
Port Moresby ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 027 km
242 351 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Port Moresby on map:

Port Moresby

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-9.44314°
Longitude:	147.17972°
Country:	Papua New Guinea National Capital
Population:	283 733

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 94.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 23 hours, 20 minutes. (≈16.972 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 17°

Port Moresby, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 258.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	18:42:00	19:31:00	20:18:00	21:05:00	21:53:00
Moonset:	06:44:00	07:26:00	08:06:00	08:44:00	09:24:00

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

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