Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-15, 12:53 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.98%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 12d 18h 26m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:25
Moonset:	20:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 383 526 km
238 312 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 453 km
233 917 mi
View angle: 0.519°

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: 9.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 21 hours, 9 minutes. (≈2.881 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 38°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 128.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	06:27:00	07:28:00	08:25:00	09:20:00	10:15:00
Moonset:	19:29:00	20:06:00	20:41:00	21:15:00	21:50:00

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

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