Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 17:44 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.04%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 16d 5h 10m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:02
Moonset:	16:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 431 km
234 525 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 679 km
234 679 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 8 hours, 20 minutes. (≈27.347 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 79°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -18.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 274°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:36:00	03:19:00	04:02:00	04:46:00	05:33:00
Moonset:	14:46:00	15:35:00	16:23:00	17:15:00	18:09:00

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

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