Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nuku‘alofa (Tonga, Tongatapu). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 06:52 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Tongatapu . All times are shown in Nuku‘alofa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 18.54%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 21:46; remaining time: 10d 14h 54m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:27
Moonset:	22:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 075 km
228 090 mi
Nuku‘alofa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 667 km
230 322 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Nuku‘alofa on map:

Nuku‘alofa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+13:00
Latitude:	-21.13938°
Longitude:	-175.2018°
Country:	Tonga Tongatapu
Population:	22 400

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 12 hours, 3 minutes. (≈4.502 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 96°

Nuku‘alofa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -57°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 76.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	09:28:00	10:31:00	11:27:00	12:14:00	12:55:00
Moonset:	20:20:00	21:30:00	22:36:00	23:39:00	00:00:00

Nuku‘alofa moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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