Herāt, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Herāt (Afghanistan, Herat). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 13:43 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Herāt 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 8h 11m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:23
Moonset:	16:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 378 027 km
234 895 mi
Herāt ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 587 km
231 515 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 5 hours, 6 minutes. (≈27.213 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Herāt, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 243.1°):

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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:	03:27:00	03:56:00	04:23:00	04:51:00	05:21:00
Moonset:	14:32:00	15:37:00	16:42:00	17:51:00	19:02:00

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

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