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: Thursday, 2026-09-24, 08:48 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Port Moresby local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.57%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 02:50; remaining time: 2d 18h 2m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:06
Moonset:	03:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 936 km
245 402 mi
Port Moresby ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 829 km
247 821 mi
View angle: 0.504°

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: 91.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 0 hours, 35 minutes. (≈12.024 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 138°

Port Moresby, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -62.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 218.7°):

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Port Moresby

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25	2026-09-26
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	14:27:00	15:17:00	16:06:00	16:54:00	17:43:00
Moonset:	02:34:00	03:18:00	03:59:00	04:39:00	05:19:00

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

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