Moon Phase Today Ecatepec de Morelos

Moon Phase Today Ecatepec de Morelos: Waning Crescent

On Sunday, October 4, 2026, the moon in Ecatepec de Morelos is a Waning Crescent with 34% illumination. Moon age: 23.7 days.

Illumination
34%
Moon Age
23.7d
Next Full Moon
Oct 25
Distance
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☽ Moonrise
12:36 AM
↑ Highest
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☾ Moonset
2:24 PM

Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico-moon-phase-imagery

☽ Best Places to View the Moon in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico

Ecatepec sits at roughly 19.60°N on a high valley floor at about 2,250 m in the State of Mexico, part of Greater Mexico City and one of the most populous municipalities in the country with well over 1.6 million residents. Wide urban horizons meet protected mountain terrain, with the Sierra de Guadalupe rising in the west and former lake areas like El Caracol to the east. Between elevated trails above the city and open park spaces within it, Ecatepec gives a striking contrast for watching the moon over a metropolis.

1

Sierra de Guadalupe State Park

A protected mountain range occupying the western portion of the municipality, surrounded by extensive urban development. Trails and ridgelines provide elevated viewpoints over the valley floor and are the most natural setting in Ecatepec for a moonrise over the city.

2

Picacho & Cerro Gordo

The higher elevations of the Sierra, rising well above the valley floor, with broad western and northern outlooks. Useful for open sky and cityscape compositions, but conditions can differ quickly from the valley — check current trail access and weather before an evening visit.

3

Parque Ecológico Ehécatl

A large municipal park with a lake, planetarium and cultural facilities, offering broad sky and lake foregrounds. Listed hours are Tuesday to Friday 10:00–16:00 and Saturday to Sunday 10:00–17:00. Treat as a daytime park for sunset or daylight moon compositions, not as a nighttime location without a permitted evening event.

4

Ehecatépetl & Cerro de la Cruz

Trails in the eastern part of the Sierra with elevated views over the municipality toward the valley. Protected mountain environment with varying trail difficulty — check specific trail conditions and official access rather than assuming technical terrain throughout.

5

Ciudad Azteca – Valley Floor

More open urban terrain in the northern and eastern parts of the city that can offer flatter, wider horizons toward the Sierra. Not a designated viewpoint, and artificial lighting is significant, but useful for broad cityscape moon compositions.

6

El Caracol

A former lake area east of the urban core noted by the municipality for ecological diversity alongside the Sierra. Provides contrast between urbanized valley floor and natural protected areas, with open areas that can offer broad sky views within a heavily urbanized setting.

◉ Best Times for Moon Photography

🌕 Full Moon ±1 day — moonrise near sunset over the Sierra de Guadalupe western ridge
🌔 Waxing gibbous — useful for blue-hour with foreground still lit over valley floor
🌑 New Moon — darker skies from Sierra viewpoints, check current access before a nighttime session
🌧 Dry season — generally clearer evenings, check SMN for haze and valley vs. mountain weather

📷 Quick Photography Tips

🎯A tripod helps for Sierra ridgelines and lake reflections at Ehécatl, keeping horizons steady during blue hour
📷Shoot RAW and bracket — the moon is much brighter than a dark valley foreground, so blending helps keep crater detail and city lights
🔭A 200–400mm lens compresses distance and makes the disc feel large against mountain silhouettes and urban horizons
🌙Focus manually on the lunar limb with magnified live view — autofocus can hunt over city lights
🕐 Timezone

Ecatepec runs on Central Standard Time (UTC−6) year-round, with no daylight-saving changes.

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Enjoy the moon over Ecatepec — high valley floor with immediate access to elevated Sierra viewpoints in the west.

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◐ While Actually There

Ecatepec is defined by contrast. The municipality sits on an urbanized valley floor at about 2,250 m, but its western edge is a protected mountain range that rises sharply above the city. The Sierra de Guadalupe State Park is surrounded on all sides by urban development, yet inside it feels like a different environment — trails, ridgelines and elevated viewpoints looking out over the sprawl.

At lower elevations, parks like Ehécatl provide open sky within the city itself, with a lake and cultural facilities that make for straightforward daytime compositions. Higher up, Cerro Gordo, Picacho and Ehecatépetl give you the elevated horizons that make a moonrise over the valley particularly striking, especially as city lights come up.

Parque Ecológico Ehécatl is daytime-only without a special evening arrangement, and Sierra trails vary in difficulty and access — both worth confirming before building an evening around them. The valley floor, by contrast, is straightforward for an ordinary night without much planning.

"Valley floor at high altitude with protected Sierra rising in the west — open park spaces within the city and elevated trails above it."

✓ Your Ecatepec Moon Chase Checklist

Before You Go

  • Check the moonrise time and phase on this page for each night of your stay
  • Check SMN for haze and cloud — weather can differ between valley floor and higher Sierra slopes
  • Confirm access for Parque Ecológico Ehécatl, which is listed as Tuesday–Friday 10:00–16:00 and Saturday–Sunday 10:00–17:00
  • Check current Sierra trail access and difficulty, especially for Picacho and Cerro Gordo areas

What to Bring

  • A tripod for Sierra ridgelines and valley compositions
  • A warm layer — evenings at around 2,250 m cool quickly, with higher Sierra slopes cooler still
  • Comfortable shoes for Sierra trails and urban park paths
  • A lens cloth for dust and urban haze

On the Night

  • Arrive 20–30 minutes before moonrise at open valley locations
  • Shoot RAW and bracket exposures where city lights mix with moonlight
  • Stay on marked trails in the protected State Park and respect park rules
  • Use valley floor for broad horizons and Sierra for elevated viewpoints, checking access before a nighttime Sierra session
Parque Ecológico Ehécatl is daytime-only without a permitted evening event, and Sierra trail access and difficulty vary — check current status before building an evening around either.
The moon over Ecatepec shares the sky with a high valley metropolis and a protected Sierra rising above it. Use the phase calendar on this page, check park and trail access before you go, and let the western ridge give you the elevated horizon.

? Ecatepec de Morelos Moon Phase — Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is the moon phase today in Ecatepec de Morelos?

The moon phase today in Ecatepec de Morelos is a Waning Crescent with 34% illumination. The next full moon is in 22 days, on Oct 25. Moonrise is at 12:35 AM and moonset at 2:24 PM.

Q. Where is the best place to view the moon in Ecatepec de Morelos?

The Sierra de Guadalupe State Park, a protected mountain range in the west of the municipality, has trails and ridgelines with elevated viewpoints over the valley, with Picacho, Cerro Gordo, Ehecatépetl and Cerro de la Cruz among its higher and eastern trail areas. Parque Ecológico Ehécatl offers a lake, a planetarium and open sky within the city, though it is a daytime park. Ciudad Azteca gives flatter, wider urban horizons across the valley floor, and El Caracol, a former lake area east of the urban core, adds open space with broad sky views. All are light-polluted, and Sierra trail access and difficulty should be checked before an evening visit.

Q. Where does the moon rise and set in Ecatepec, and how does the Sierra affect it?

At about 20°N, Ecatepec sees the moon rise and set within roughly 30° of due east and due west. A winter-solstice full moon passes almost overhead, slightly north of the zenith, while a summer full moon culminates much lower, at roughly 45° in the south. The Sierra de Guadalupe rises in the west, so from the valley floor a setting moon can drop behind the ridge earlier than the flat-horizon time, while from Sierra viewpoints looking east you can watch the moon rise over the city. Whether the moon lines up with the Sierra, the city or the former lake area to the east depends on the date and your position.

Q. How do altitude, haze and light pollution affect moon viewing in Ecatepec?

Ecatepec sits on a valley floor at about 2,250 m in Greater Mexico City, so there is less atmosphere overhead than at the coast, but urban haze, dust and cloud still soften the moon, and weather can differ between the valley floor and higher Sierra slopes. Artificial lighting is significant, which rarely limits the lunar disc itself but washes out earthshine, and Sierra viewpoints give broader horizons without guaranteeing darkness. The dry season generally brings clearer evenings, but check the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional for haze and cloud before heading out, and bring a warm layer because evenings cool quickly at this elevation.

Q. What camera settings and phases work best for moon photography in Ecatepec?

For a full moon, start with Looney 11 (f/11, ISO 100, 1/100 s) and refine using your histogram. The moon is much brighter than a dark valley foreground, so shoot RAW and bracket or blend exposures to keep both crater detail and the city lights. A waxing gibbous works well at blue hour while the foreground is still lit, and a full moon rises near sunset. A 200–400 mm lens compresses distance and makes the disc feel large against Sierra silhouettes and urban horizons, a tripod keeps ridgelines and lake reflections at Ehécatl steady, and manual focus on the lunar limb with magnified live view avoids autofocus hunting over city lights.

Q. Can I photograph the moon in Ecatepec's parks and on the Sierra after dark?

Access varies by site. Parque Ecológico Ehécatl is listed as open Tuesday to Friday 10:00–16:00 and Saturday to Sunday 10:00–17:00, so treat it as a daytime park unless there is a permitted evening event. Sierra de Guadalupe State Park is a protected mountain environment with trails of varying difficulty, so check current trail access and conditions, especially around Picacho and Cerro Gordo, stay on marked trails and respect park rules. The valley floor is more straightforward for an ordinary evening.

Q. Does this page work for cities besides Ecatepec de Morelos?

This page is set up specifically for Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico. For the moon phase in any other city or location worldwide, use the Dynamic Moon Phase Calculator on the moonphase.today home page.