Karbala, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Karbala (Iraq, Karbalāʼ, Kerbala District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 15:38 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Karbala 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 20h 8m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:16
Moonset:	23:10

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 467 km
227 712 mi
Karbala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 403 km
222 701 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Karbala on map:

Karbala

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	32.61603°
Longitude:	44.02488°
Country:	Iraq Karbalāʼ
Population:	434 450

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 15 minutes. (≈4.26 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -51°

Karbala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 83.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 175.8°):

North

Karbala

0⁰⁰

1⁰⁰

2⁰⁰

3⁰⁰

4⁰⁰

5⁰⁰

6⁰⁰

7⁰⁰

8⁰⁰

9⁰⁰

10⁰⁰

11⁰⁰

12⁰⁰

13⁰⁰

14⁰⁰

15⁰⁰

16⁰⁰

17⁰⁰

18⁰⁰

19⁰⁰

20⁰⁰

21⁰⁰

22⁰⁰

23⁰⁰

24⁰⁰

176°

South

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:	05:58:00	07:04:00	08:16:00	09:28:00	10:38:00
Moonset:	21:16:00	22:18:00	23:10:00	23:52:00	00:00:00

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

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December