Giza, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Giza (Egypt). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 20:33 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Giza local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 15h 12m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:17
Moonset:	23:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 038 km
228 067 mi
Giza ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 237 km
224 462 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Giza on map:

Giza

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	30.00808°
Longitude:	31.21093°
Country:	Egypt
Population:	2 443 203

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 43 minutes. (≈4.488 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -68°

Giza, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 279.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:00:00	08:06:00	09:17:00	10:28:00	11:36:00
Moonset:	22:01:00	23:04:00	23:56:00	00:00:00	00:39:00

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

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