Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 23:14 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.05%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 05:28; remaining time: 17d 6h 13m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:46
Moonset:	15:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 015 km
227 431 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 449 km
229 565 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Matara on map:

Matara

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	5.94851°
Longitude:	80.53528°
Country:	Sri Lanka Southern
Population:	76 254

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 8.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 17 hours, 54 minutes. (≈26.746 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -173°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -54.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 36.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	01:12:00	01:57:00	02:46:00	03:41:00	04:42:00
Moonset:	13:40:00	14:32:00	15:30:00	16:32:00	17:39:00

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

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