Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nuku‘alofa (Tonga, Tongatapu). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 09:18 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Tongatapu . All times are shown in Nuku‘alofa local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 79.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 86.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 17:19; remaining time: 4d 8h 0m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:52
Moonset:	03:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 730 km
251 488 mi
Nuku‘alofa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 407 237 km
253 045 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 82.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 17 hours, 18 minutes. (≈10.721 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 147°

Nuku‘alofa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 181.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	13:06:00	13:58:00	14:52:00	15:47:00	16:42:00
Moonset:	02:16:00	03:09:00	03:59:00	04:44:00	05:26:00

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

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