Asmara, Eritrea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Asmara (Eritrea, Maekel). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:13 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Asmara . All times are shown in Asmara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 10m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:47
Moonset:	18:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 760 km
229 137 mi
Asmara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 783 km
226 665 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 52 minutes. (≈0.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -172°

Asmara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 20.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:24:00	05:04:00	05:47:00	06:32:00	07:24:00
Moonset:	16:47:00	17:43:00	18:43:00	19:46:00	20:53:00

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

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