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Herat, Afghanistan — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 7:22:32 am
Moon Direction: 255° West
Moon Altitude: 19.9°
Moon Distance: 240,261 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:31 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:07 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 9:05 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Herat, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:54 am (250°) 7:02 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:25 am (244°) 8:02 pm (118°) 12:16 am (35.0°) 249,925 99.8%
3 - 6:00 am (240°) 9:01 pm (122°) 1:03 am (31.1°) 251,110 98.6%
4 - 6:40 am (237°) 9:58 pm (124°) 1:52 am (28.4°) 251,891 95.6%
5 - 7:27 am (235°) 10:50 pm (125°) 2:43 am (27.0°) 252,177 90.7%
6 - 8:19 am (236°) 11:37 pm (123°) 3:34 am (26.9°) 251,874 84.4%
7 - 9:16 am (238°) - 4:25 am (28.3°) 250,905 76.7%
8 12:18 am (120°) 10:15 am (241°) - 5:14 am (30.9°) 249,219 67.9%
9 12:54 am (116°) 11:16 am (246°) - 6:02 am (34.8°) 246,814 58.2%
10 1:25 am (110°) 12:17 pm (253°) - 6:48 am (39.6°) 243,752 48.0%
11 1:54 am (104°) 1:19 pm (260°) - 7:32 am (45.3°) 240,159 37.5%
12 2:21 am (96°) 2:22 pm (268°) - 8:17 am (51.6°) 236,242 27.3%
13 2:48 am (88°) 3:27 pm (276°) - 9:03 am (58.3°) 232,275 17.9%
14 3:16 am (80°) 4:36 pm (284°) - 9:51 am (65.1°) 228,597 9.8%
15 3:48 am (72°) 5:49 pm (292°) - 10:43 am (71.5°) 225,543 3.8%
16 4:26 am (65°) 7:05 pm (298°) - 11:40 am (77.2°) 223,444 0.6%
17 5:11 am (60°) 8:22 pm (303°) - 12:43 pm (81.3°) 222,530 0.6%
18 6:07 am (56°) 9:35 pm (305°) - 1:50 pm (83.4°) 222,883 3.9%
19 7:12 am (56°) 10:38 pm (303°) - 2:57 pm (83.2°) 224,430 10.2%
20 8:24 am (58°) 11:29 pm (300°) - 4:00 pm (80.8°) 226,943 18.9%
21 9:37 am (62°) - - 4:59 pm (76.6°) 230,121 29.2%
22 - 12:11 am (294°) 10:48 am (69°) 5:52 pm (71.3°) 233,619 40.3%
23 - 12:45 am (287°) 11:55 am (76°) 6:39 pm (65.4°) 237,169 51.5%
24 - 1:14 am (280°) 12:58 pm (83°) 7:24 pm (59.1°) 240,533 62.2%
25 - 1:41 am (273°) 1:58 pm (91°) 8:06 pm (52.9°) 243,570 72.1%
26 - 2:06 am (265°) 2:57 pm (98°) 8:48 pm (46.9°) 246,184 80.8%
27 - 2:31 am (258°) 3:56 pm (105°) 9:30 pm (41.3°) 248,344 88.0%
28 - 2:57 am (252°) 4:55 pm (112°) 10:14 pm (36.3°) 250,042 93.7%
29 - 3:27 am (246°) 5:55 pm (117°) 11:00 pm (32.2°) 251,291 97.5%
30 - 4:00 am (241°) 6:54 pm (121°) 11:48 pm (29.2°) 252,103 99.5%
31 - 4:39 am (238°) 7:51 pm (124°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Herat. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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