Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 08:14 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.15%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 26d 11h 52m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:08
Moonset:	08:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 266 km
246 228 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 051 km
244 852 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 91.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 14 hours, 22 minutes. (≈17.599 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 10°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 3.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 252.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:40:00	20:25:00	21:08:00	21:49:00	22:28:00
Moonset:	06:52:00	07:42:00	08:30:00	09:17:00	10:02:00

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

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