Messina, Italy Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Messina (Italy, Sicily). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:13 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Rome . All times are shown in Messina local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 10m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:57
Moonset:	19:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 759 km
229 137 mi
Messina ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 831 km
225 453 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Messina on map:

Messina

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	38.19394°
Longitude:	15.55256°
Country:	Italy Sicily
Population:	219 948

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 52 minutes. (≈0.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -145°

Messina, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 40.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:04:00	05:29:00	05:57:00	06:28:00	07:07:00
Moonset:	17:29:00	18:40:00	19:55:00	21:13:00	22:32:00

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

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