Fortaleza, Brazil Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Fortaleza (Brazil, Ceará). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 03:05 (GMT-03:00) America/Fortaleza . All times are shown in Fortaleza local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.59%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.89%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 14:24; remaining time: 13d 11h 18m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:21
Moonset:	18:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 713 km
227 865 mi
Fortaleza ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 351 km
229 504 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Fortaleza on map:

Fortaleza

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-03:00
Latitude:	-3.71722°
Longitude:	-38.54306°
Country:	Brazil Ceará
Population:	2 400 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.86%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 20 hours, 54 minutes. (≈0.871 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 38°

Fortaleza, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -43.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 67.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:32:00	05:25:00	06:21:00	07:22:00	08:26:00
Moonset:	16:51:00	17:42:00	18:37:00	19:38:00	20:41:00

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

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