Herāt, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Herāt (Afghanistan, Herat). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 11:25 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Herāt local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.64%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.04%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 08:43; remaining time: 2d 21h 17m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:52
Moonset:	03:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 095 km
240 529 mi
Herāt ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 121 km
242 410 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: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 22 minutes. (≈11.723 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 40°

Herāt, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 40.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:59:00	15:26:00	15:52:00	16:20:00	16:50:00
Moonset:	01:19:00	02:19:00	03:21:00	04:24:00	05:30:00

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

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