Najaf, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Najaf (Iraq, An Najaf, Kufa). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 04:42 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Najaf local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.47%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 26d 12h 55m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:38
Moonset:	07:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 430 km
246 330 mi
Najaf ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 336 km
243 165 mi
View angle: 0.502°

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: 91.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 13 hours, 25 minutes. (≈17.559 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -166°

Najaf, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 31.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 217.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	20:33:00	21:07:00	21:38:00	22:06:00	22:33:00
Moonset:	05:54:00	06:52:00	07:52:00	08:50:00	09:49:00

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

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