Balkh, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balkh (Afghanistan). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-27, 00:57 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Balkh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 81.8%, Maximal illumination for this day: 88.75%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 13:16; remaining time: 4d 12h 19m 20s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:41
Moonset:	02:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 572 km
244 554 mi
Balkh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 197 km
242 457 mi
View angle: 0.506°

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: 82.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 15 hours, 50 minutes. (≈10.66 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -19°

Balkh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 14.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 247°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	13:40:00	14:40:00	15:41:00	16:41:00	17:42:00
Moonset:	01:23:00	01:46:00	02:09:00	02:34:00	03:02:00

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

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