moon .5deg.comMatara, Sri Lanka (Southern) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-09-16.
All times are shown in Matara local time (GMT+05:30
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Moonrise: 09:58, Moonset: 21:59.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 401 268 km249 336 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 22% / 30.57%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5.1 (Day)
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2026-09-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -36.6° | 246.6° | 22% |
| 100 | -49.6° | 242.1° | 22.4% |
| 200 | -61.7° | 231.7° | 22.7% |
| 300 | -71° | 207.1° | 23% |
| 400 | -72.4° | 163.7° | 23.4% |
| 500 | -64.4° | 133.7° | 23.7% |
| 600 | -52.8° | 121° | 24.1% |
| 700 | -40° | 115.5° | 24.4% |
| 800 | -26.8° | 113.3° | 24.8% |
| 900 | -13.5° | 112.8° | 25.1% |
| 1000 | -0.2° | 113.8° | 25.5% |
| 1100 | 12.9° | 116.1° | 25.8% |
| 1200 | 25.6° | 120.2° | 26.2% |
| 1300 | 37.6° | 126.7° | 26.6% |
| 1400 | 48.3° | 137.4° | 26.9% |
| 1500 | 56.4° | 154.7° | 27.3% |
| 1600 | 59.6° | 179° | 27.6% |
| 1700 | 56.6° | 203.5° | 28% |
| 1800 | 48.7° | 221° | 28.4% |
| 1900 | 38.1° | 231.8° | 28.7% |
| 2000 | 26.2° | 238.4° | 29.1% |
| 2100 | 13.6° | 242.4° | 29.5% |
| 2200 | 0.6° | 244.6° | 29.8% |
| 2300 | -12.5° | 245.4° | 30.2% |
| 2400 | -25.6° | 244.7° | 30.6% |