Petra, Jordan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Petra (Jordan, Ma’an). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:53 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Amman . All times are shown in Petra 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 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:58
Moonset:	23:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 840 km
227 944 mi
Petra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 782 km
223 558 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Petra on map:

Petra

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	30.32096°
Longitude:	35.47895°
Country:	Jordan Ma’an
Population:	14 000

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 = -73°

Petra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 271.1°):

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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:	06:41:00	07:48:00	08:58:00	10:09:00	11:18:00
Moonset:	21:44:00	22:47:00	23:40:00	00:00:00	00:23:00

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

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