Mersa Matruh, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mersa Matruh (Egypt, Matruh). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 03:21 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Mersa Matruh local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 15d 16h 2m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:45
Moonset:	17:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 904 km
232 955 mi
Mersa Matruh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 977 km
233 000 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Mersa Matruh on map:

Mersa Matruh

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	31.3529°
Longitude:	27.23725°
Country:	Egypt Matruh
Population:	62 042

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 2.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 22 hours, 32 minutes. (≈27.939 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -142°

Mersa Matruh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -17°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 72.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	03:46:00	04:15:00	04:45:00	05:18:00	05:55:00
Moonset:	15:35:00	16:38:00	17:45:00	18:54:00	20:07:00

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