Herāt, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Herāt (Afghanistan, Herat). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 14:51 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Herāt local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 76.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 84.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 21:20; remaining time: 4d 6h 28m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:02
Moonset:	01:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 420 km
248 810 mi
Herāt ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 058 km
248 584 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Herāt on map:

Herāt

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:30
Latitude:	34.34817°
Longitude:	62.19967°
Country:	Afghanistan Herat
Population:	272 806

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 81.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 14 hours, 15 minutes. (≈10.594 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 24°

Herāt, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 105.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:49:00	15:28:00	16:02:00	16:32:00	17:00:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:32:00	01:32:00	02:33:00	03:35:00

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

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