moon .5deg.comOctober 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Matara, Sri Lanka (Southern). This month starts with moon illumination of 80.1% (01. October, 00:00) and ends with 62.4% (31. October, 23:59). Full moon (Matara Local time): • 2026-10-26, 09:43
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (October 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 319 km225 756 mi -
405 409 km251 909 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Thursday | 22:01 | 09:54 | 75.3% | 364951 km |
| 02 | Friday | 23:04 | 10:57 | 64.8% | 363578 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 00:00 | 12:00 | 53.5% | 363352 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 00:06 | 12:59 | 42.1% | 364282 km |
| 05 | Monday | 01:07 | 13:54 | 31.1% | 366310 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 02:04 | 14:44 | 21.2% | 369314 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 02:57 | 15:30 | 12.9% | 373116 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 03:48 | 16:13 | 6.4% | 377498 km |
| 09 | Friday | 04:36 | 16:56 | 2.1% | 382212 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 05:23 | 17:38 | 0.2% | 387001 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 06:11 | 18:20 | 0.4% | 391615 km |
| 12 | Monday | 06:59 | 19:05 | 2.8% | 395826 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 07:49 | 19:52 | 7% | 399440 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 08:40 | 20:40 | 12.8% | 402302 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 09:33 | 21:31 | 20% | 404297 km |
| 16 | Friday | 10:24 | 22:22 | 28.1% | 405347 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 11:15 | 23:14 | 36.9% | 405409 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 12:03 | 00:00 | 46.2% | 404475 km |
| 19 | Monday | 12:49 | 00:04 | 55.7% | 402570 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 13:33 | 00:53 | 65.2% | 399757 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 14:15 | 01:40 | 74.2% | 396144 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 14:56 | 02:26 | 82.6% | 391885 km |
| 23 | Friday | 15:38 | 03:13 | 89.8% | 387181 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 16:20 | 04:00 | 95.4% | 382277 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 17:06 | 04:50 | 98.9% | 377446 km |
| 26 | Monday | 17:56 | 05:43 | 100% | 372968 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 18:50 | 06:40 | 98.3% | 369111 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 19:51 | 07:42 | 94% | 366109 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 20:54 | 08:47 | 87.1% | 364141 km |
| 30 | Friday | 21:59 | 09:52 | 78.2% | 363319 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 23:02 | 10:54 | 67.9% | 363683 km |