Sāmarrā’, Iraq Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sāmarrā’ (Iraq, Salah ad Din, Al-Daur District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:53 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Baghdad . All times are shown in Sāmarrā’ 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 16h 53m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:11
Moonset:	23:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 840 km
227 944 mi
Sāmarrā’ ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 250 km
223 849 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Sāmarrā’ on map:

Sāmarrā’

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	34.1959°
Longitude:	43.88568°
Country:	Iraq Salah ad Din
Population:	158 508

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 52 minutes. (≈4.411 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -67°

Sāmarrā’, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 49.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.3°):

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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:	05:54:00	06:59:00	08:11:00	09:25:00	10:35:00
Moonset:	21:22:00	22:24:00	23:15:00	23:56:00	00:00:00

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

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