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Moon in Ghardaïa

32.4909°, 3.6735° · Ghardaia · Africa/Algiers · 503 m elev.

Tonight in Ghardaïa: Clear, Excellent moon viewing. The Waxing Crescent moon rises at 7:54 AM at slightly warm color near the horizon.

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+12.5°
Altitude+12.5°
Azimuth293.5°
Moonrise7:54 AM
Moonset11:05 PM

Current Phase

Waxing Crescent

Illumination: 12.4%
Lunar Day: 3.03 / 29.53
Moon Sign: ♋ Cancer
Altitude+12.5°
Azimuth293.5°
Distance362,720 km
Local Time9:51:35 PM
SkyClear
Cloud Cover0%
Visibility10 km
Humidity15%
Temperature30°C

Rise & Set Times

Moonrise7:54 AM
Moonset11:05 PM
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset7:39 PM

Upcoming Phases

🌓
First Quarter
May 23, 2026 · 12:12 PM
🌕
Full Moon · Flower Moon Micromoon
May 31, 2026 · 9:46 AM
🌗
Last Quarter
Jun 8, 2026 · 11:01 AM
🌑
New Moon
Jun 15, 2026 · 3:55 AM

Moon Calendar — May 2026

S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
100%
2
100%
3
97%
4
93%
5
88%
6
81%
7
73%
8
64%
9
54%
10
44%
11
33%
12
23%
13
14%
14
7%
15
2%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
9%
20
17%
21
27%
22
38%
23
50%
24
60%
25
69%
26
78%
27
86%
28
92%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%

Upcoming Lunar Eclipses

Partial Lunar Eclipse Partially Visible
Aug 28, 2026 · 5:14 AM
Penumbral Begins2:25 AM
Partial Begins3:34 AM
Partial Ends6:53 AM
Penumbral Ends8:02 AM
Magnitude: 0.930 Duration: 198 min Peak Altitude: +40.1°
Penumbral Eclipse Fully Visible
Feb 21, 2027 · 12:14 AM
Penumbral Begins10:13 PM
Penumbral Ends2:14 AM
Magnitude: -0.057 Peak Altitude: +64.8°
Penumbral Eclipse Not Visible
Jul 18, 2027 · 5:04 PM
Magnitude: -1.068

Moon in Ghardaïa Today

The moon over Ghardaïa is currently a Waxing Crescent with 12.4% illumination, on day 3.03 of the 29.53-day lunar cycle. The moon's altitude is +12.5° and azimuth is 293.5°, at a distance of 362,720 km from Earth.

Moonrise is at 7:54 AM and moonset at 11:05 PM. Sunrise is at 5:44 AM and sunset at 7:39 PM. The next major phase is the First Quarter on May 23, 2026 at 12:12 PM CET.

Current sky conditions in Ghardaïa are Clear with 0% cloud cover, 10 km visibility, and 15% humidity. The temperature is 30°C (86°F).

At just +12.5° above the horizon, the moon appears slightly warm as its light passes through about 4.3 times the normal thickness of Earth's atmosphere — the same Rayleigh scattering effect that makes sunsets red. Moon viewing conditions are currently Excellent.

Upcoming Phases — Ghardaïa

PhaseDate & Time
🌓 First QuarterMay 23, 2026 at 12:12 PM CET
🌕 Full MoonMay 31, 2026 at 9:46 AM CET
🌗 Last QuarterJun 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM CET
🌑 New MoonJun 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM CET
🌓 First QuarterJun 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM CET
🌕 Full MoonJun 30, 2026 at 12:57 AM CET
🌗 Last QuarterJul 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM CET
🌑 New MoonJul 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM CET
🌓 First QuarterJul 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM CET
🌕 Full MoonJul 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM CET
🌗 Last QuarterAug 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM CET
🌑 New MoonAug 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM CET