Machala, Ecuador Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machala (Ecuador, El Oro, Cantón Machala). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 09:13 (GMT-05:00) America/Guayaquil . All times are shown in Machala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 12:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 11m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:16
Moonset:	18:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 760 km
229 137 mi
Machala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 822 km
225 447 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Machala on map:

Machala

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-05:00
Latitude:	-3.25861°
Longitude:	-79.96053°
Country:	Ecuador El Oro
Population:	198 123

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 11°

Machala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 40.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 67.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:34:00	05:24:00	06:16:00	07:13:00	08:14:00
Moonset:	16:55:00	17:43:00	18:34:00	19:31:00	20:31:00

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

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