Rafaḩ, Palestinian Territory Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Rafaḩ (Palestinian Territory, Gaza Strip). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 19:29 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Gaza . All times are shown in Rafaḩ local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.96%, Maximal illumination for this day: 28.74%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 10d 11h 50m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:49
Moonset:	21:59

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 231 km
244 964 mi
Rafaḩ ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 433 km
241 983 mi
View angle: 0.505°

Rafaḩ on map:

Rafaḩ

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	31.287°
Longitude:	34.25952°
Country:	Palestinian Territory Gaza Strip
Population:	126 305

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 27%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 3 hours, 20 minutes. (≈5.139 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -28°

Rafaḩ, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 229.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:48:00	09:50:00	10:49:00	11:49:00	12:48:00
Moonset:	21:00:00	21:29:00	21:59:00	22:31:00	23:07:00

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

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