Machala, Ecuador Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machala (Ecuador, El Oro, Cantón Machala). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 04:34 (GMT-05:00) America/Guayaquil . All times are shown in Machala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 16.29%, Maximal illumination for this day: 25.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 03:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 12m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:15
Moonset:	22:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 134 km
227 505 mi
Machala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 141 km
229 995 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 53°

Machala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -64.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 24.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:06:00	09:13:00	10:15:00	11:12:00	12:02:00
Moonset:	20:24:00	21:30:00	22:31:00	23:28:00	00:00:00

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

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