Basrah, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basrah (Iraq, Basra, Basrah District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:03 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Basrah local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 21m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:55
Moonset:	18:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 784 km
229 152 mi
Basrah ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 170 km
226 906 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.01%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 40 minutes. (≈0.111 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -157°

Basrah, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 277.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:51:00	04:21:00	04:55:00	05:32:00	06:15:00
Moonset:	16:12:00	17:18:00	18:26:00	19:39:00	20:52:00

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

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