Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 11:09 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 9.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 18d 22h 33m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:57
Moonset:	15:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 972 km
231 754 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 522 km
227 125 mi
View angle: 0.534°

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: 13.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 1 hours, 5 minutes. (≈26.045 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 170°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 63.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:07:00	02:04:00	02:57:00	03:48:00	04:36:00
Moonset:	13:54:00	14:44:00	15:30:00	16:13:00	16:56:00

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

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