Ashqelon, Israel Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ashqelon (Israel, Southern District). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 21:58 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Jerusalem . All times are shown in Ashqelon local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.21%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.96%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 11d 9h 21m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:49
Moonset:	21:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 213 km
242 467 mi
Ashqelon ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 020 km
241 726 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Ashqelon on map:

Ashqelon

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	31.66926°
Longitude:	34.57149°
Country:	Israel Southern District
Population:	105 995

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 30 minutes. (≈4.271 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -27°

Ashqelon, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 262.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:43:00	08:47:00	09:49:00	10:49:00	11:49:00
Moonset:	20:30:00	20:59:00	21:28:00	21:57:00	22:29:00

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

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