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Najaf, Iraq — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 1:38:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:16 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 8:32 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:27 pm 302° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (+1m 58s)

Today's Sun Position in Najaf

Time: 1:38 pm
Altitude: 52.7°
Direction: 219° SW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 13m 9s (Mar 23, 2026)

1 minute, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Najaf Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight 4:41 am – 5:10 am
Nautical Twilight 5:10 am – 5:38 am
Civil Twilight 5:38 am – 6:02 am
Daylight 6:02 am – 6:16 pm
Civil Twilight 6:16 pm – 6:40 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:40 pm – 7:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:09 pm – 7:37 pm
Night 7:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Najaf - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:02 am 6:16 pm 12:13:09 +1:58 12:09 pm (59.1°) 92.647
Mar 24 6:01 am 6:16 pm 12:15:07 +1:58 12:08 pm (59.5°) 92.673
Mar 25 6:00 am 6:17 pm 12:17:05 +1:58 12:08 pm (59.9°) 92.699
Mar 26 5:59 am 6:18 pm 12:19:03 +1:58 12:08 pm (60.3°) 92.724
Mar 27 5:57 am 6:18 pm 12:21:01 +1:57 12:08 pm (60.7°) 92.750
Mar 28 5:56 am 6:19 pm 12:22:59 +1:57 12:07 pm (61.1°) 92.776
Mar 29 5:55 am 6:20 pm 12:24:56 +1:57 12:07 pm (61.5°) 92.802
* All times are local time for Najaf. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Najaf

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Najaf - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 8:32 am 11:27 pm - 3:57 pm (83.7°) 228,281 25.1%
Mar 24 9:24 am - - 4:59 pm (86.0°) 229,155 36.3%
Mar 25 - 12:36 am 10:25 am 6:02 pm (86.1°) 230,437 48.1%
Mar 26 - 1:37 am 11:31 am 7:03 pm (84.3°) 232,004 59.9%
Mar 27 - 2:29 am 12:40 pm 8:00 pm (80.7°) 233,756 70.9%
Mar 28 - 3:12 am 1:48 pm 8:53 pm (75.9°) 235,648 80.6%
Mar 29 - 3:49 am 2:53 pm 9:41 pm (70.1°) 237,649 88.6%
* All times are local time for Najaf. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Najaf This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 4:57 am Mon 4:21 pm Mon 10:39 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 6:56 am Mon 7:40 pm Mon 1:18 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 5:24 am Mon 4:57 pm Mon 11:10 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:01 pm Tue 2:08 am Mon 7:04 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 6:17 am Mon 6:20 pm Mon 12:18 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 8:50 am Mon 10:36 pm Mon 3:43 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 6:03 am Tue 6:04 pm Tue 12:04 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Najaf.

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