Balad, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balad (Iraq, Salah ad Din, Balad District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:12 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Balad 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 3h 12m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:05
Moonset:	18:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 762 km
229 138 mi
Balad ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 975 km
226 785 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Balad on map:

Balad

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	34.01485°
Longitude:	44.14574°
Country:	Iraq Salah ad Din
Population:	42 088

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 50 minutes. (≈0.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -152°

Balad, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 275.9°):

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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:	04:06:00	04:35:00	05:05:00	05:40:00	06:21:00
Moonset:	16:28:00	17:36:00	18:47:00	20:02:00	21:18:00

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

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