Najaf, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Najaf (Iraq, An Najaf, Kufa). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-23, 12:04 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Najaf local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 63.69%, Maximal illumination for this day: 72.59%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 6d 5h 32m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:19
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 119 km
249 865 mi
Najaf ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 076 km
250 460 mi
View angle: 0.495°

Najaf on map:

Najaf

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	32.02594°
Longitude:	44.34625°
Country:	Iraq An Najaf
Population:	482 576

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 68.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 3 hours, 22 minutes. (≈9.14 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 66°

Najaf, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -25.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 102.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-21	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	12:21:00	13:20:00	14:19:00	15:17:00	16:12:00
Moonset:	23:18:00	23:50:00	00:00:00	00:26:00	01:09:00

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

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