Smara, Morocco Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Smara (Morocco, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Es-Semara). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 00:58 (GMT+01:00) Africa/Casablanca . All times are shown in Smara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 29.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 38.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 10d 4h 21m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:52
Moonset:	23:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 531 km
245 772 mi
Smara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 097 km
246 123 mi
View angle: 0.504°

Smara on map:

Smara

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	26.73841°
Longitude:	-11.67194°
Country:	Morocco Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
Population:	42 056

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 29.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 10 hours, 27 minutes. (≈5.436 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -22°

Smara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -21.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 262.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	10:58:00	11:55:00	12:52:00	13:49:00	14:46:00
Moonset:	22:41:00	23:14:00	23:49:00	00:00:00	00:27:00

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

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