Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:48 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 21h 28m 41s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:17
Moonset:	22:10

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 320 km
227 621 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 829 km
222 966 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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 46 minutes. (≈4.198 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -117°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 64.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 323.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:04:00	08:11:00	09:17:00	10:19:00	11:16:00
Moonset:	20:03:00	21:09:00	22:10:00	23:06:00	23:55:00

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

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