Quito, Ecuador Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Quito (Ecuador, Pichincha, Cantón Quito). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 03:58 (GMT-05:00) America/Guayaquil . All times are shown in Quito local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.36%, Maximal illumination for this day: 95.08%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-25, 23:13; remaining time: 2d 19h 14m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:03
Moonset:	03:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 680 km
240 272 mi
Quito ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 369 km
239 457 mi
View angle: 0.515°

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: 90.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 19 hours, 26 minutes. (≈11.809 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -171°

Quito, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -4.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:35:00	15:19:00	16:03:00	16:50:00	17:41:00
Moonset:	02:12:00	02:56:00	03:40:00	04:25:00	05:13:00

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

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