Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia, Ar Riyāḑ). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 17:32 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Riyadh . All times are shown in Riyadh 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: 9d 18h 13m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:35
Moonset:	23:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 905 km
229 848 mi
Riyadh ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 998 km
224 935 mi
View angle: 0.538°

Riyadh on map:

Riyadh

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	24.68773°
Longitude:	46.72185°
Country:	Saudi Arabia Ar Riyāḑ
Population:	4 205 961

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 29.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 10 hours, 35 minutes. (≈5.441 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -76°

Riyadh, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 75.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 261.8°):

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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:	07:17:00	08:26:00	09:35:00	10:40:00	11:41:00
Moonset:	21:44:00	22:39:00	23:26:00	00:00:00	00:05:00

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

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