Balad, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balad (Iraq, Salah ad Din, Balad District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 15:54 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Balad local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.72%, Maximal illumination for this day: 15.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 07:13; remaining time: 18d 15h 18m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:28
Moonset:	15:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 241 km
232 543 mi
Balad ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 387 km
231 391 mi
View angle: 0.532°

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: 10.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 8 hours, 41 minutes. (≈26.362 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 148°

Balad, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	00:10:00	01:21:00	02:28:00	03:35:00	04:38:00
Moonset:	14:45:00	15:21:00	15:51:00	16:19:00	16:46:00

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

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