Mecca, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, Makkah). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 11:15 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Mecca local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 32.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 0h 31m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:10
Moonset:	23:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 975 km
229 270 mi
Mecca ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 535 km
227 133 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 27.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 3 hours, 47 minutes. (≈5.158 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 79°

Mecca, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 15°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 70.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:55:00	09:03:00	10:10:00	11:14:00	12:13:00
Moonset:	22:04:00	23:01:00	23:49:00	00:00:00	00:30:00

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

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