Asmara, Eritrea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Asmara (Eritrea, Maekel). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-29, 16:42 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Asmara . All times are shown in Asmara 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 3h 7m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:30
Moonset:	07:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 153 km
239 323 mi
Asmara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 321 km
240 670 mi
View angle: 0.517°

Asmara on map:

Asmara

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	15.33805°
Longitude:	38.93184°
Country:	Eritrea Maekel
Population:	563 930

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 3 hours, 19 minutes. (≈16.138 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 158°

Asmara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -38.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 79.1°):

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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:	18:16:00	18:53:00	19:30:00	20:07:00	20:46:00
Moonset:	05:21:00	06:11:00	07:02:00	07:54:00	08:46:00

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

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