Kafir Qala, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kafir Qala (Afghanistan, Herat). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 05:36 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Kafir Qala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.85%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 21:54; remaining time: 15d 16h 18m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:55
Moonset:	17:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 953 km
232 985 mi
Kafir Qala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 238 km
231 298 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 2.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 22 hours, 16 minutes. (≈27.927 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -138°

Kafir Qala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 8.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 89.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	04:00:00	04:27:00	04:55:00	05:26:00	05:59:00
Moonset:	15:41:00	16:47:00	17:56:00	19:07:00	20:22:00

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

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