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: Friday, 2026-05-15, 17:57 (GMT+02:00) Arctic/Longyearbyen . All times are shown in Longyearbyen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 1.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 5.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 15d 16h 48m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

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Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 286 km
228 221 mi
Longyearbyen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 541 km
225 894 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 2.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 4 hours, 17 minutes. (≈28.179 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 168°

Longyearbyen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 277°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-13	2026-05-14	2026-05-15	2026-05-16	2026-05-17
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	02:54:00	01:24:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	18:05:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:00:00

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

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