Massawa, Eritrea Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Massawa (Eritrea, Northern Red Sea). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 21:34 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Asmara . All times are shown in Massawa 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 14h 11m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:18
Moonset:	22:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 160 km
228 143 mi
Massawa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 726 km
226 009 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 21.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 12 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.535 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -71°

Massawa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 15°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 292.4°):

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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:	07:04:00	08:10:00	09:18:00	10:23:00	11:24:00
Moonset:	20:47:00	21:52:00	22:50:00	23:41:00	00:00:00

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

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