Matara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Matara (Sri Lanka, Southern). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-24, 16:29 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Matara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 5d 3h 37m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:14
Moonset:	01:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 300 km
251 220 mi
Matara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 490 km
248 232 mi
View angle: 0.493°

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: 77.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 35 minutes. (≈10.108 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 0°

Matara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 123.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	12:36:00	13:25:00	14:14:00	15:06:00	15:57:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:39:00	01:25:00	02:13:00	03:04:00

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

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