Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Saturday, 2026-09-26, 17:07 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.2%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 19:50; remaining time: 0d 2h 42m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:59
Moonset:	05:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 382 743 km
237 825 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 129 km
237 444 mi
View angle: 0.52°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 15 hours, 41 minutes. (≈14.653 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 172°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -10.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 82.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-24	2026-09-25	2026-09-26	2026-09-27	2026-09-28
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	16:50:00	17:25:00	17:59:00	18:35:00	19:14:00
Moonset:	03:53:00	04:47:00	05:42:00	06:37:00	07:37:00

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

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