Kirkuk, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kirkuk (Iraq, Kirkuk District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 00:25 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Kirkuk 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 11h 21m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:19
Moonset:	23:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 513 km
228 362 mi
Kirkuk ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 978 km
228 029 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Kirkuk on map:

Kirkuk

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	35.46806°
Longitude:	44.39222°
Country:	Iraq
Population:	601 433

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 22.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 15 hours, 58 minutes. (≈4.665 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -24°

Kirkuk, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -11.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 311.7°):

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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:	06:53:00	08:05:00	09:19:00	10:31:00	11:39:00
Moonset:	22:26:00	23:17:00	23:57:00	00:00:00	00:30:00

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

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