Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mazār-e Sharīf (Afghanistan, Balkh). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-08, 02:51 (GMT+04:30) Asia/Kabul . All times are shown in Mazār-e Sharīf 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: 23d 10h 25m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:06
Moonset:	09:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 325 km
248 750 mi
Mazār-e Sharīf ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 076 km
246 110 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Mazār-e Sharīf on map:

Mazār-e Sharīf

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:30
Latitude:	36.70904°
Longitude:	67.11087°
Country:	Afghanistan Balkh
Population:	303 282

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 68.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 8 hours, 22 minutes. (≈20.349 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -155°

Mazār-e Sharīf, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 149.3°):

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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:	23:26:00	00:00:00	00:06:00	00:40:00	01:10:00
Moonset:	07:51:00	08:48:00	09:49:00	10:51:00	11:54:00

Mazār-e Sharīf moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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