Fortaleza, Brazil Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Fortaleza (Brazil, Ceará). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-16, 15:51 (GMT-03:00) America/Fortaleza . All times are shown in Fortaleza local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.25%, Maximal illumination for this day: 10.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 11:37; remaining time: 12d 19h 46m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:40
Moonset:	19:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 921 km
232 344 mi
Fortaleza ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 889 km
227 974 mi
View angle: 0.533°

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: 7.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 16 hours, 22 minutes. (≈2.682 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -97°

Fortaleza, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 55.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 301.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17	2026-07-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	05:48:00	06:46:00	07:40:00	08:28:00	09:13:00
Moonset:	18:03:00	19:03:00	19:57:00	20:47:00	21:34:00

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

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