Quito, Ecuador Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Quito (Ecuador, Pichincha, Cantón Quito). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-21, 16:01 (GMT-05:00) America/Guayaquil . All times are shown in Quito 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 19h 48m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:27
Moonset:	02:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 983 km
249 781 mi
Quito ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 870 km
247 225 mi
View angle: 0.495°

Quito on map:

Quito

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-05:00
Latitude:	-0.22985°
Longitude:	-78.52495°
Country:	Ecuador Pichincha
Population:	1 399 814

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 77.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 0 minutes. (≈10.083 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 5°

Quito, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 21.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 113.5°):

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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	14:27:00	15:14:00	15:59:00
Moonset:	00:22:00	01:14:00	02:03:00	02:50:00	03:36:00

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

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