Aktau, Kazakhstan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Aktau (Kazakhstan, Mangghystaū). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:22 (GMT+05:00) Asia/Aqtau . All times are shown in Aktau local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.69%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 13:46; remaining time: 11d 0h 24m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:05
Moonset:	00:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 009 km
227 427 mi
Aktau ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 900 km
223 632 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Aktau on map:

Aktau

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:00
Latitude:	43.65°
Longitude:	51.16667°
Country:	Kazakhstan Mangghystaū
Population:	147 443

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 1 hours, 30 minutes. (≈4.062 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 27°

Aktau, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 92.9°):

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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:	06:46:00	07:50:00	09:05:00	10:25:00	11:44:00
Moonset:	23:30:00	00:00:00	00:30:00	01:16:00	01:50:00

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

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