Balad, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balad (Iraq, Salah ad Din, Balad District). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 17:31 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Balad local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 1.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 5.98%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 13d 13h 48m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:02
Moonset:	19:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 563 km
235 850 mi
Balad ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 649 km
232 796 mi
View angle: 0.525°

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: 4.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 0 hours, 53 minutes. (≈2.037 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -33°

Balad, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 29.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-12	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:40:00	05:53:00	07:02:00	08:07:00	09:10:00
Moonset:	18:50:00	19:23:00	19:52:00	20:19:00	20:46:00

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

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