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: Friday, 2026-04-17, 06:06 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Port Moresby local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.16%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 03:24; remaining time: 14d 21h 18m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:39
Moonset:	17:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 570 km
230 883 mi
Port Moresby ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 063 km
229 325 mi
View angle: 0.536°

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: 0.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 19 hours, 14 minutes. (≈28.801 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -79°

Port Moresby, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 78.4°):

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Port Moresby

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:53:00	04:45:00	05:39:00	06:36:00	07:37:00
Moonset:	16:18:00	17:01:00	17:47:00	18:37:00	19:33:00

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

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