Balkh, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balkh (Afghanistan). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 17:30 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Balkh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.36%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 21:54; remaining time: 16d 4h 24m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:04
Moonset:	16:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 281 km
234 431 mi
Balkh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 791 km
234 127 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 9 hours, 9 minutes. (≈27.381 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 110°

Balkh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -11.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:12:00	03:39:00	04:04:00	04:30:00	04:59:00
Moonset:	14:09:00	15:16:00	16:23:00	17:33:00	18:46:00

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

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