Assab, Eritrea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Assab (Eritrea, Southern Red Sea). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 04:19 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Asmara . All times are shown in Assab local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 32.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 7h 27m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:14
Moonset:	23:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 018 km
228 676 mi
Assab ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 344 km
230 742 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Assab on map:

Assab

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	13.00917°
Longitude:	42.73944°
Country:	Eritrea Southern Red Sea
Population:	21 300

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 24.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 20 hours, 14 minutes. (≈4.843 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 35°

Assab, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 1.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:03:00	09:10:00	10:14:00	11:14:00	12:08:00
Moonset:	21:33:00	22:31:00	23:23:00	00:00:00	00:08:00

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

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