Balkh, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balkh (Afghanistan). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-05-26, 19:36 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Balkh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 73.48%, Maximal illumination for this day: 81.8%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 13:16; remaining time: 4d 17h 40m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:40
Moonset:	01:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 392 624 km
243 965 mi
Balkh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 441 km
240 123 mi
View angle: 0.507°

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: 80.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 10 hours, 50 minutes. (≈10.451 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -21°

Balkh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 161.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-24	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:37:00	13:40:00	14:40:00	15:41:00	16:41:00
Moonset:	00:58:00	01:23:00	01:46:00	02:09:00	02:34:00

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

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