Gilgit, Pakistan Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gilgit (Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-26, 20:21 (GMT+05:00) Asia/Karachi . All times are shown in Gilgit local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:19; remaining time: 1d 12h 58m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:47
Moonset:	03:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 831 km
247 200 mi
Gilgit ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 284 km
244 375 mi
View angle: 0.501°

Gilgit on map:

Gilgit

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:00
Latitude:	35.91869°
Longitude:	74.31245°
Country:	Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan
Population:	10 414

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 6 hours, 57 minutes. (≈13.289 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -16°

Gilgit, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 139.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:38:00	17:15:00	17:47:00	18:15:00	18:41:00
Moonset:	01:19:00	02:19:00	03:21:00	04:23:00	05:26:00

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

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