Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 03:51 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 32.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 19:50; remaining time: 20d 15h 58m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:53
Moonset:	15:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 469 km
225 849 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 027 km
222 467 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 30.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 23 Day, 23 hours, 45 minutes. (≈23.989 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -92°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 70.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	23:50:00	00:00:00	00:53:00	02:00:00	03:06:00
Moonset:	12:56:00	14:00:00	15:00:00	15:54:00	16:41:00

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

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