Sirte, Libya Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sirte (Libya, Surt). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:16 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Tripoli . All times are shown in Sirte local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 17h 30m 32s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:15
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 767 km
227 898 mi
Sirte ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 762 km
222 925 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Sirte on map:

Sirte

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	31.20892°
Longitude:	16.58866°
Country:	Libya Surt
Population:	128 123

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 9 hours, 10 minutes. (≈4.382 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -70°

Sirte, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 79.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 239.3°):

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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:	06:57:00	08:04:00	09:15:00	10:27:00	11:36:00
Moonset:	22:06:00	23:08:00	00:00:00	00:00:00	00:42:00

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

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