Massawa, Eritrea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Massawa (Eritrea, Northern Red Sea). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-29, 17:14 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Asmara . All times are shown in Massawa 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 2h 35m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:27
Moonset:	07:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 046 km
239 257 mi
Massawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 467 km
240 139 mi
View angle: 0.517°

Massawa on map:

Massawa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	15.60811°
Longitude:	39.47455°
Country:	Eritrea Northern Red Sea
Population:	23 100

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 3 hours, 51 minutes. (≈16.161 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 164°

Massawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -30.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 81.9°):

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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:	18:14:00	18:51:00	19:27:00	20:04:00	20:43:00
Moonset:	05:18:00	06:09:00	07:00:00	07:51:00	08:44:00

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

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