Kandahār, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kandahār (Afghanistan, Kandahar). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 19:09 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Kandahār local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 21:54; remaining time: 14d 2h 45m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:10
Moonset:	18:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 700 km
229 099 mi
Kandahār ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 462 km
228 330 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 20 minutes. (≈0.139 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -147°

Kandahār, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 291°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:08:00	04:38:00	05:10:00	05:46:00	06:28:00
Moonset:	16:27:00	17:34:00	18:43:00	19:56:00	21:10:00

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

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