Damascus, Syria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Damascus (Syria, Dimashq). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-08, 06:22 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Damascus . All times are shown in Damascus local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 59.92%, Maximal illumination for this day: 69.18%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 23d 5h 23m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:33
Moonset:	10:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 669 km
248 343 mi
Damascus ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 483 km
245 120 mi
View angle: 0.498°

Damascus on map:

Damascus

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	33.5102°
Longitude:	36.29128°
Country:	Syria Dimashq
Population:	1 569 394

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 66.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 12 hours, 55 minutes. (≈20.539 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -167°

Damascus, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 32.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 192.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-06	2026-05-07	2026-05-08	2026-05-09	2026-05-10
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	23:52:00	00:00:00	00:33:00	01:09:00	01:40:00
Moonset:	08:40:00	09:37:00	10:36:00	11:37:00	12:37:00

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

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