Petra, Jordan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Petra (Jordan, Ma’an). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 21:34 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Amman . All times are shown in Petra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 13d 22h 50m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:45
Moonset:	19:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 159 km
228 763 mi
Petra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 045 km
229 314 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.12%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 7 hours, 46 minutes. (≈0.324 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -116°

Petra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -24.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 308.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:41:00	05:12:00	05:45:00	06:22:00	07:06:00
Moonset:	17:04:00	18:09:00	19:18:00	20:29:00	21:44:00

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

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