
The Moon information shown here applies to Heard Island Central Terrotory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands on Thursday, August 20, 2026. (Local time Indian/Maldives)
| Moonrise to moonset | 6h8m |
| Moonrise | 09:18 |
| Moonset | 03:10 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 151,370,894 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 401,659 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 46.9% |
| Lunar phase | waxing |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Scorpio ♏ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 7.1 |