Machala, Ecuador Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Machala (Ecuador, El Oro, Cantón Machala). Current time: Thursday, 2026-10-22, 17:07 (GMT-05:00) America/Guayaquil . All times are shown in Machala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 82.08%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.36%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-25, 23:13; remaining time: 3d 6h 5m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:24
Moonset:	03:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 857 km
241 624 mi
Machala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 373 km
238 838 mi
View angle: 0.512°

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: 87.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 8 hours, 34 minutes. (≈11.357 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -3°

Machala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 91.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-20	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	13:54:00	14:39:00	15:24:00	16:10:00	16:58:00
Moonset:	01:38:00	02:21:00	03:03:00	03:46:00	04:30:00

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

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