Basrah, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basrah (Iraq, Basra, Basrah District). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 15:10 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Basrah 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 16h 9m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:49
Moonset:	19:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 091 km
235 556 mi
Basrah ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 167 km
231 254 mi
View angle: 0.525°

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: 4.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 22 hours, 24 minutes. (≈1.933 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -29°

Basrah, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 54.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 229.9°):

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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:	04:32:00	05:43:00	06:49:00	07:52:00	08:53:00
Moonset:	18:29:00	19:04:00	19:36:00	20:05:00	20:35:00

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

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