Kandahār, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandahār (Afghanistan, Kandahar). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 06:35 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Kandahār 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 14m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:09
Moonset:	20:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 846 km
240 375 mi
Kandahār ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 374 km
241 324 mi
View angle: 0.515°

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: 13.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 13 hours, 41 minutes. (≈3.57 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 83°

Kandahār, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -31.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.2°):

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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:	07:03:00	08:07:00	09:09:00	10:09:00	11:09:00
Moonset:	19:53:00	20:22:00	20:50:00	21:20:00	21:52:00

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

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