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: Sunday, 2026-08-30, 21:55 (GMT+10:00) Pacific/Port_Moresby . All times are shown in Port Moresby local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 93.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 02:50; remaining time: 27d 4h 55m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:50
Moonset:	07:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 732 km
236 576 mi
Port Moresby ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 722 km
233 463 mi
View angle: 0.523°

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: 94.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 1 hours, 44 minutes. (≈17.072 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -148°

Port Moresby, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 78.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-28	2026-08-29	2026-08-30	2026-08-31	2026-09-01
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	18:13:00	19:02:00	19:50:00	20:40:00	21:34:00
Moonset:	06:04:00	06:44:00	07:23:00	08:03:00	08:46:00

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

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