Najaf, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Najaf (Iraq, An Najaf, Kufa). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 19:52 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Najaf local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 15h 54m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:16
Moonset:	23:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 955 km
228 015 mi
Najaf ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 350 km
224 532 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 57 minutes. (≈4.456 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -65°

Najaf, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 279.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:59:00	07:05:00	08:16:00	09:29:00	10:37:00
Moonset:	21:12:00	22:15:00	23:07:00	23:50:00	00:00:00

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

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