Najaf, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Najaf (Iraq, An Najaf, Kufa). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 19:14 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Najaf 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 12h 5m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:02
Moonset:	19:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 913 km
236 067 mi
Najaf ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 175 km
234 366 mi
View angle: 0.524°

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: 5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 2 hours, 43 minutes. (≈2.113 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -33°

Najaf, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 8.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 269.3°):

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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	07:02:00	08:06:00	09:08:00
Moonset:	18:46:00	19:20:00	19:51:00	20:19:00	20:47:00

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

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