Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-11-03, 01:25 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 29.54%, Maximal illumination for this day: 40%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 20:25; remaining time: 21d 18h 59m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:54
Moonset:	13:29

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 595 km
229 656 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 938 km
228 005 mi
View angle: 0.539°

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: 39.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 3 hours, 46 minutes. (≈23.157 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -68°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 7.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-01	2026-11-02	2026-11-03	2026-11-04	2026-11-05
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:54:00	01:45:00	02:32:00
Moonset:	11:51:00	12:42:00	13:29:00	14:12:00	14:54:00

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

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