Samsun, Turkey Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Samsun (Turkey). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 03:56 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Istanbul . All times are shown in Samsun local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.76%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:32
Moonset:	04:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 190 km
246 181 mi
Samsun ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 568 km
244 552 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Samsun on map:

Samsun

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	41.27976°
Longitude:	36.3361°
Country:	Turkey
Population:	394 050

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 14 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -8°

Samsun, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 7.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 247.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	16:24:00	17:29:00	18:32:00	19:37:00	20:41:00
Moonset:	03:52:00	04:12:00	04:33:00	04:56:00	05:23:00

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

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