Balkh, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balkh (Afghanistan). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 11:25 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Balkh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.64%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 08:43; remaining time: 2d 21h 17m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:33
Moonset:	03:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 096 km
240 530 mi
Balkh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 789 km
242 204 mi
View angle: 0.514°

Balkh on map:

Balkh

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:30
Latitude:	36.75635°
Longitude:	66.8972°
Country:	Afghanistan
Population:	114 883

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 21 minutes. (≈11.723 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 37°

Balkh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 44.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:43:00	15:08:00	15:33:00	15:59:00	16:27:00
Moonset:	00:55:00	01:58:00	03:01:00	04:05:00	05:13:00

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

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