Irákleion, Greece Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Irákleion (Greece, Crete, Nomós Irakleíou). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:18 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Athens . All times are shown in Irákleion 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 17h 28m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:27
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 770 km
227 901 mi
Irákleion ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 005 km
223 075 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 12 minutes. (≈4.384 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -66°

Irákleion, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 71°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244.1°):

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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:	07:08:00	08:14:00	09:27:00	10:40:00	11:52:00
Moonset:	22:44:00	23:46:00	00:00:00	00:35:00	01:16:00

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

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