Irákleion, Greece Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Irákleion (Greece, Crete, Nomós Irakleíou). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 22:35 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Athens . All times are shown in Irákleion local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 82.81%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 3d 8h 44m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:59
Moonset:	02:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 098 km
250 473 mi
Irákleion ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 123 km
247 382 mi
View angle: 0.494°

Irákleion on map:

Irákleion

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	35.32787°
Longitude:	25.14341°
Country:	Greece Crete
Population:	137 154

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 14 hours, 23 minutes. (≈11.599 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -24°

Irákleion, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 176.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	16:29:00	17:17:00	17:59:00	18:35:00	19:07:00
Moonset:	00:58:00	01:49:00	02:46:00	03:46:00	04:47:00

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

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