Muscat, Oman Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Muscat (Oman). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 17:56 (GMT+04:00) Asia/Muscat . All times are shown in Muscat local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.11%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 12:46; remaining time: 10d 18h 50m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:40
Moonset:	22:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 613 km
227 803 mi
Muscat ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 323 km
223 273 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Muscat on map:

Muscat

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+04:00
Latitude:	23.58413°
Longitude:	58.40778°
Country:	Oman
Population:	797 000

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 41 minutes. (≈4.32 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -84°

Muscat, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 60.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280.8°):

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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:	06:24:00	07:31:00	08:40:00	09:49:00	10:53:00
Moonset:	20:48:00	21:53:00	22:48:00	23:36:00	00:00:00

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

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