Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Saturday, 2026-07-04, 13:17 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 78.87%, Maximal illumination for this day: 86.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 25d 4h 20m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:16
Moonset:	09:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 791 km
242 826 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 065 km
244 861 mi
View angle: 0.51°

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: 82.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 19 hours, 56 minutes. (≈18.83 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 91°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05	2026-07-06
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	21:07:00	21:43:00	22:16:00	22:49:00	23:22:00
Moonset:	07:34:00	08:27:00	09:21:00	10:13:00	11:06:00

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

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