Al Fāw, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Al Fāw (Iraq, Basra, Al-Faw District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 19:30 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Al Fāw local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 14d 0h 54m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:52
Moonset:	18:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 441 km
228 939 mi
Al Fāw ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 075 km
228 711 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Al Fāw on map:

Al Fāw

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	29.97421°
Longitude:	48.47309°
Country:	Iraq Basra
Population:	104 569

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.06%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 5 hours, 26 minutes. (≈0.226 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -134°

Al Fāw, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 296.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:48:00	04:19:00	04:52:00	05:30:00	06:13:00
Moonset:	16:09:00	17:14:00	18:22:00	19:35:00	20:48:00

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

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