Matera, Italy Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matera (Italy, Basilicate, Provincia di Matera). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 11:22 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Rome . All times are shown in Matera local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 8h 2m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:18
Moonset:	21:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 345 km
227 636 mi
Matera ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 384 km
223 311 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Matera on map:

Matera

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	40.66599°
Longitude:	16.60463°
Country:	Italy Basilicate
Population:	54 891

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 0 hours, 38 minutes. (≈1.026 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -3°

Matera, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 54.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 117.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:23:00	05:49:00	06:18:00	06:55:00	07:41:00
Moonset:	18:38:00	19:56:00	21:16:00	22:36:00	23:52:00

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

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