Kafir Qala, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kafir Qala (Afghanistan, Herat). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 05:58 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Kafir Qala 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 2h 51m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:30
Moonset:	21:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 723 km
240 298 mi
Kafir Qala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 099 km
241 775 mi
View angle: 0.515°

Kafir Qala on map:

Kafir Qala

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:30
Latitude:	34.66667°
Longitude:	61.06667°
Country:	Afghanistan Herat
Population:	18 086

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 13.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 13 hours, 4 minutes. (≈3.545 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 77°

Kafir Qala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 62.6°):

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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:	07:20:00	08:26:00	09:30:00	10:32:00	11:34:00
Moonset:	20:13:00	20:40:00	21:07:00	21:34:00	22:04:00

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

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