Arafat, Mauritania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Arafat (Mauritania, Nouakchott Sud). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:19 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Nouakchott . All times are shown in Arafat local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 08:46; remaining time: 10d 15h 27m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:05
Moonset:	23:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 009 km
228 049 mi
Arafat ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 989 km
223 065 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Arafat on map:

Arafat

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+00:00
Latitude:	18.04639°
Longitude:	-15.97194°
Country:	Mauritania Nouakchott Sud
Population:	0

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 27 minutes. (≈4.477 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -107°

Arafat, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 80.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 319.2°):

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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:	07:50:00	08:57:00	10:05:00	11:10:00	12:11:00
Moonset:	21:45:00	22:49:00	23:45:00	00:00:00	00:33:00

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

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