Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Saturday, 2026-07-25, 09:32 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 80.62%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 4d 8h 4m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:01
Moonset:	01:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 222 km
251 793 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 409 759 km
254 613 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 83.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 20 hours, 2 minutes. (≈10.835 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 103°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -80.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 129.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	14:13:00	15:07:00	16:01:00	16:53:00	17:41:00
Moonset:	00:30:00	01:12:00	01:57:00	02:46:00	03:38:00

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

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