Balqash, Kazakhstan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balqash (Kazakhstan, Qaraghandy). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-15, 02:23 (GMT+05:00) Asia/Almaty . All times are shown in Balqash local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.54%, Maximal illumination for this day: 11.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:19; remaining time: 13d 6h 56m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:57
Moonset:	20:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 960 km
236 718 mi
Balqash ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 295 km
238 168 mi
View angle: 0.523°

Balqash on map:

Balqash

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:00
Latitude:	46.84806°
Longitude:	74.995°
Country:	Kazakhstan Qaraghandy
Population:	81 364

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 6.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 8 hours, 8 minutes. (≈2.339 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 41°

Balqash, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 10.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:20:00	06:40:00	07:57:00	09:12:00	10:24:00
Moonset:	19:34:00	19:52:00	20:09:00	20:26:00	20:44:00

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

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