Arafat, Mauritania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Arafat (Mauritania, Nouakchott Sud). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 02:47 (GMT+00:00) Africa/Nouakchott . All times are shown in Arafat local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 78.18%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.72%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 16:50; remaining time: 4d 14h 2m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:22
Moonset:	03:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 339 km
249 381 mi
Arafat ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 216 km
248 061 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 79.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 7 hours, 17 minutes. (≈10.303 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -22°

Arafat, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 246.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:58:00	15:42:00	16:22:00	17:00:00	17:37:00
Moonset:	01:14:00	02:08:00	03:02:00	03:55:00	04:47:00

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

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