Mersa Matruh, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mersa Matruh (Egypt, Matruh). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-29, 07:28 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Mersa Matruh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 19:50; remaining time: 28d 12h 21m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:17
Moonset:	07:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 981 km
240 459 mi
Mersa Matruh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 866 km
239 144 mi
View angle: 0.515°

Mersa Matruh on map:

Mersa Matruh

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	31.3529°
Longitude:	27.23725°
Country:	Egypt Matruh
Population:	62 042

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 98.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 Day, 18 hours, 7 minutes. (≈15.755 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 2°

Mersa Matruh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 2.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 264.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29	2026-08-30	2026-08-31
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	19:21:00	19:50:00	20:17:00	20:46:00	21:17:00
Moonset:	05:48:00	06:47:00	07:46:00	08:46:00	09:48:00

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

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