Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 09:59 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 07:13; remaining time: 2d 21h 13m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:54
Moonset:	03:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 082 km
240 521 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 272 km
243 125 mi
View angle: 0.515°

Mecca on map:

Mecca

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	21.42664°
Longitude:	39.82563°
Country:	Saudi Arabia Makkah
Population:	1 323 624

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 26 minutes. (≈11.726 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 50°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -68.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 10.5°):

North

Mecca

0⁰⁰

1⁰⁰

2⁰⁰

3⁰⁰

4⁰⁰

5⁰⁰

6⁰⁰

7⁰⁰

8⁰⁰

9⁰⁰

10⁰⁰

11⁰⁰

12⁰⁰

13⁰⁰

14⁰⁰

15⁰⁰

16⁰⁰

17⁰⁰

18⁰⁰

19⁰⁰

20⁰⁰

21⁰⁰

22⁰⁰

23⁰⁰

24⁰⁰

10°

South

Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:46:00	15:20:00	15:54:00	16:29:00	17:08:00
Moonset:	01:41:00	02:34:00	03:28:00	04:23:00	05:21:00

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

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December