Balkh, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balkh (Afghanistan). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 08:44 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Balkh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.44%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 08:49; remaining time: 12d 0h 5m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:07
Moonset:	20:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 284 km
240 647 mi
Balkh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 973 km
239 833 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: 14.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 15 hours, 52 minutes. (≈3.661 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 79°

Balkh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -4.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 93.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	06:54:00	08:02:00	09:07:00	10:11:00	11:14:00
Moonset:	19:50:00	20:15:00	20:41:00	21:07:00	21:36:00

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

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