Kandahār, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandahār (Afghanistan, Kandahar). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-08, 18:35 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Kandahār local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 60.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 69.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 13:16; remaining time: 22d 18h 41m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	10:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 159 km
247 405 mi
Kandahār ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 491 km
250 097 mi
View angle: 0.5°

Kandahār on map:

Kandahār

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:30
Latitude:	31.61332°
Longitude:	65.71013°
Country:	Afghanistan Kandahar
Population:	391 190

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 62.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 22 hours, 41 minutes. (≈20.945 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 140°

Kandahār, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -72.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 58.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-06	2026-05-07	2026-05-08	2026-05-09	2026-05-10
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	23:15:00	23:57:00	00:00:00	00:34:00	01:07:00
Moonset:	08:14:00	09:10:00	10:08:00	11:08:00	12:07:00

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

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