Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Spitsbergen). Current time: Thursday, 2026-10-22, 23:07 (GMT+02:00) Arctic/Longyearbyen . All times are shown in Longyearbyen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 79.72%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 3d 7h 6m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:32
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 058 km
241 749 mi
Longyearbyen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 335 km
240 057 mi
View angle: 0.512°

Longyearbyen on map:

Longyearbyen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	78.22334°
Longitude:	15.64689°
Country:	Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard
Population:	2 060

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 7 hours, 34 minutes. (≈11.315 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -12°

Longyearbyen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 8.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 196°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-20	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	19:19:00	17:32:00	16:17:00	14:56:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	23:56:00	00:00:00	03:23:00	06:30:00

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

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