Balad, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balad (Iraq, Salah ad Din, Balad District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:18 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Balad local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 17h 28m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:11
Moonset:	23:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 771 km
227 901 mi
Balad ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 728 km
223 525 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 13 minutes. (≈4.384 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -68°

Balad, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 265.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:53:00	06:59:00	08:11:00	09:24:00	10:35:00
Moonset:	21:20:00	22:22:00	23:14:00	23:55:00	00:00:00

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

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