Balad, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balad (Iraq, Salah ad Din, Balad District). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 03:41 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Balad local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.47%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 26d 13h 55m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:42
Moonset:	07:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 588 km
246 428 mi
Balad ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 108 km
243 023 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 91.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 12 hours, 29 minutes. (≈17.52 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -161°

Balad, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 201.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	20:38:00	21:12:00	21:42:00	22:09:00	22:34:00
Moonset:	05:49:00	06:48:00	07:49:00	08:48:00	09:48:00

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

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