Damascus, Syria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Damascus (Syria, Dimashq). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 07:21 (GMT+03:00) Asia/Damascus . All times are shown in Damascus local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.21%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.96%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 11d 23h 58m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:43
Moonset:	21:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 306 km
240 661 mi
Damascus ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 533 km
241 423 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 14.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 15 hours, 58 minutes. (≈3.665 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 82°

Damascus, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:35:00	08:40:00	09:43:00	10:44:00	11:45:00
Moonset:	20:24:00	20:51:00	21:19:00	21:47:00	22:18:00

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

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