Basrah, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basrah (Iraq, Basra, Basrah District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 02:48 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Basrah local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 32.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 8h 58m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:18
Moonset:	23:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 818 km
228 552 mi
Basrah ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 521 km
229 610 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Basrah on map:

Basrah

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	30.50852°
Longitude:	47.7804°
Country:	Iraq Basra
Population:	2 600 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 23.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 18 hours, 34 minutes. (≈4.774 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 11°

Basrah, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -33.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 342.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	06:55:00	08:06:00	09:18:00	10:26:00	11:30:00
Moonset:	21:56:00	22:49:00	23:33:00	00:00:00	00:09:00

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

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