Karbala, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Karbala (Iraq, Karbalāʼ, Kerbala District). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 16:31 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Karbala 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 14h 48m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:03
Moonset:	19:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 362 km
235 725 mi
Karbala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 371 km
232 002 mi
View angle: 0.525°

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: 4.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 23 hours, 49 minutes. (≈1.993 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -32°

Karbala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244.1°):

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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:	04:44:00	05:55:00	07:03:00	08:07:00	09:10:00
Moonset:	18:48:00	19:22:00	19:52:00	20:20:00	20:48:00

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

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