Asmara, Eritrea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Asmara (Eritrea, Maekel). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 23:43 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Asmara . All times are shown in Asmara 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 12h 3m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:21
Moonset:	22:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 425 km
228 307 mi
Asmara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 915 km
227 990 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 22.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 15 hours, 12 minutes. (≈4.633 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -48°

Asmara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -11.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 300°):

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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:	07:07:00	08:13:00	09:21:00	10:26:00	11:27:00
Moonset:	20:49:00	21:54:00	22:52:00	23:42:00	00:00:00

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

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