moon .5deg.comMatara, Sri Lanka (Southern) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-16.
All times are shown in Matara local time (GMT+05:30
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Moonrise: 08:54, Moonset: 21:09.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 387 739 km240 930 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 11.48% / 19.1%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3.8 (Day)
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2026-08-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -50.5° | 272.6° | 11.5% |
| 100 | -65° | 275.2° | 11.8% |
| 200 | -79.3° | 283° | 12.1% |
| 300 | -85.3° | 62° | 12.4% |
| 400 | -71.3° | 84.9° | 12.7% |
| 500 | -56.8° | 88.7° | 13% |
| 600 | -42.4° | 90.7° | 13.3% |
| 700 | -27.9° | 92.2° | 13.6% |
| 800 | -13.5° | 93.7° | 13.9% |
| 900 | 0.9° | 95.4° | 14.2% |
| 1000 | 15.3° | 97.4° | 14.5% |
| 1100 | 29.6° | 100.1° | 14.8% |
| 1200 | 43.7° | 104.2° | 15.1% |
| 1300 | 57.4° | 111.5° | 15.5% |
| 1400 | 69.9° | 128.2° | 15.8% |
| 1500 | 77.2° | 174.7° | 16.1% |
| 1600 | 71.4° | 226° | 16.4% |
| 1700 | 59.2° | 245° | 16.7% |
| 1800 | 45.5° | 252.9° | 17.1% |
| 1900 | 31.5° | 257.1° | 17.4% |
| 2000 | 17.3° | 259.7° | 17.7% |
| 2100 | 2.9° | 261.4° | 18.1% |
| 2200 | -11.4° | 262.5° | 18.4% |
| 2300 | -25.8° | 263.1° | 18.8% |
| 2400 | -40.2° | 263.2° | 19.1% |