Machala, Ecuador Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machala (Ecuador, El Oro, Cantón Machala). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-21, 15:18 (GMT-05:00) America/Guayaquil . All times are shown in Machala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.54%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 11:50; remaining time: 4d 20h 32m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:28
Moonset:	02:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 061 km
249 829 mi
Machala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 002 km
247 929 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 76.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 1 hours, 20 minutes. (≈10.056 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 13°

Machala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 11.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 111.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-19	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	12:48:00	13:39:00	14:28:00	15:16:00	16:02:00
Moonset:	00:35:00	01:26:00	02:14:00	03:01:00	03:46:00

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

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