Safed, Israel Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Safed (Israel, Northern District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:57 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Jerusalem . All times are shown in Safed 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 23h 49m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:50
Moonset:	23:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 069 km
227 465 mi
Safed ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 510 km
224 010 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 9 minutes. (≈4.089 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 50°

Safed, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 36.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 79.9°):

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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:	06:33:00	07:39:00	08:50:00	10:03:00	11:13:00
Moonset:	21:53:00	22:55:00	23:46:00	00:00:00	00:28:00

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

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