Petra, Jordan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Petra (Jordan, Ma’an). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 14:52 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Amman . All times are shown in Petra local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.66%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.23%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 1d 16h 27m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:15
Moonset:	04:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 346 km
247 521 mi
Petra ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 769 km
249 026 mi
View angle: 0.5°

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: 97.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 3 hours, 39 minutes. (≈13.152 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 35°

Petra, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 88.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	17:02:00	17:41:00	18:15:00	18:46:00	19:15:00
Moonset:	02:18:00	03:17:00	04:15:00	05:15:00	06:13:00

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

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