Petra, Jordan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Petra (Jordan, Ma’an). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 02:01 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Amman . All times are shown in Petra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 84.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 19:50; remaining time: 4d 17h 49m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:13
Moonset:	02:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 767 km
249 647 mi
Petra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 918 km
248 497 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 77.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 3 hours, 49 minutes. (≈10.159 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -22°

Petra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 244.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:57:00	15:37:00	16:13:00	16:45:00	17:15:00
Moonset:	00:08:00	01:05:00	02:03:00	03:02:00	04:01:00

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

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