Arecibo, Puerto Rico Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Arecibo (Puerto Rico, Arecibo Barrio-Pueblo). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 19:36 (GMT-04:00) America/Puerto_Rico . All times are shown in Arecibo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.43%, Maximal illumination for this day: 31.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 00:19; remaining time: 10d 4h 43m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:33
Moonset:	22:11

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 468 km
245 732 mi
Arecibo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 212 km
242 466 mi
View angle: 0.504°

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: 29.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 10 hours, 6 minutes. (≈5.421 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -41°

Arecibo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 236.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:47:00	09:41:00	10:33:00	11:27:00	12:20:00
Moonset:	20:58:00	21:34:00	22:11:00	22:50:00	23:33:00

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

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