Arecibo, Puerto Rico Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Arecibo (Puerto Rico, Arecibo Barrio-Pueblo). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-21, 21:00 (GMT-04:00) America/Puerto_Rico . All times are shown in Arecibo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.18%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.51%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 12:50; remaining time: 4d 15h 49m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:12
Moonset:	01:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 544 km
249 508 mi
Arecibo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 888 km
245 372 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Arecibo on map:

Arecibo

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-04:00
Latitude:	18.47245°
Longitude:	-66.71573°
Country:	Puerto Rico
Population:	49 318

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 78.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 5 hours, 38 minutes. (≈10.235 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -44°

Arecibo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 50.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 183.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-19	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	13:42:00	14:28:00	15:12:00	15:52:00	16:29:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:44:00	01:38:00	02:31:00	03:25:00

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

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