Herāt, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Herāt (Afghanistan, Herat). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 08:44 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Herāt 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 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:25
Moonset:	21:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 283 km
240 646 mi
Herāt ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 394 km
240 094 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 14.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 15 hours, 51 minutes. (≈3.66 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 82°

Herāt, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -8.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 91.1°):

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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:	07:16:00	08:21:00	09:25:00	10:27:00	11:29:00
Moonset:	20:08:00	20:35:00	21:02:00	21:30:00	22:00:00

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

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