Safed, Israel Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Safed (Israel, Northern District). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 01:59 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Jerusalem . All times are shown in Safed local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.74%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 11d 5h 20m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:46
Moonset:	21:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 991 km
242 950 mi
Safed ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 405 km
245 072 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Safed on map:

Safed

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	32.96465°
Longitude:	35.496°
Country:	Israel Northern District
Population:	27 816

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 26 minutes. (≈4.435 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 15°

Safed, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -54.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 302.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:43:00	09:46:00	10:46:00	11:47:00	12:47:00
Moonset:	20:55:00	21:23:00	21:51:00	22:22:00	22:58:00

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

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