| Current Time: | Mar 21, 2026 at 5:39:53 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 268° West |
| Moon Altitude: | 38.9° |
| Moon Distance: | 228,183 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 8:55 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Cairo, March 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 5:03 am | ↑ (293°) | 3:56 pm | ↑ (70°) | 10:52 pm | (75.7°) | 234,249 | 96.9% | |
| 2 | - | 5:39 am | ↑ (287°) | 5:01 pm | ↑ (77°) | 11:40 pm | (69.6°) | 236,383 | 99.6% | |
 3 | - | 6:11 am | ↑ (280°) | 6:02 pm | ↑ (84°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 4 | - | 6:40 am | ↑ (272°) | 7:01 pm | ↑ (92°) | 12:25 am | (63.1°) | 238,860 | 99.8% | |
| 5 | - | 7:08 am | ↑ (265°) | 7:59 pm | ↑ (99°) | 1:09 am | (56.6°) | 241,545 | 97.6% | |
| 6 | - | 7:37 am | ↑ (258°) | 8:57 pm | ↑ (106°) | 1:51 am | (50.4°) | 244,250 | 93.3% | |
| 7 | - | 8:06 am | ↑ (252°) | 9:54 pm | ↑ (112°) | 2:35 am | (44.7°) | 246,766 | 87.2% | |
| 8 | - | 8:39 am | ↑ (246°) | 10:52 pm | ↑ (117°) | 3:19 am | (39.8°) | 248,883 | 79.8% | |
| 9 | - | 9:15 am | ↑ (242°) | 11:50 pm | ↑ (120°) | 4:05 am | (35.7°) | 250,409 | 71.3% | |
| 10 | - | 9:55 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 4:54 am | (32.8°) | 251,191 | 62.1% | ||
 11 | 12:46 am | ↑ (123°) | 10:42 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 5:45 am | (31.1°) | 251,134 | 52.5% | |
| 12 | 1:39 am | ↑ (123°) | 11:34 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 6:36 am | (30.9°) | 250,208 | 42.7% | |
| 13 | 2:29 am | ↑ (122°) | 12:30 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 7:28 am | (32.0°) | 248,461 | 33.0% | |
| 14 | 3:13 am | ↑ (120°) | 1:30 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 8:19 am | (34.6°) | 246,012 | 23.9% | |
| 15 | 3:52 am | ↑ (115°) | 2:31 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 9:09 am | (38.5°) | 243,057 | 15.6% | |
| 16 | 4:28 am | ↑ (110°) | 3:32 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 9:57 am | (43.5°) | 239,827 | 8.7% | |
| 17 | 5:00 am | ↑ (103°) | 4:34 pm | ↑ (260°) | - | 10:44 am | (49.4°) | 236,596 | 3.5% | |
| 18 | 5:31 am | ↑ (96°) | 5:37 pm | ↑ (268°) | - | 11:30 am | (56.0°) | 233,625 | 0.6% | |
 19 | 6:01 am | ↑ (88°) | 6:40 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 12:17 pm | (63.0°) | 231,153 | 0.2% | |
| 20 | 6:33 am | ↑ (80°) | 7:46 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 1:05 pm | (69.9°) | 229,337 | 2.7% | |
| 21 | 7:07 am | ↑ (73°) | 8:55 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 1:56 pm | (76.3°) | 228,273 | 7.9% | |
| 22 | 7:46 am | ↑ (66°) | 10:05 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 2:52 pm | (81.8°) | 227,956 | 15.7% | |
| 23 | 8:32 am | ↑ (61°) | 11:16 pm | ↑ (301°) | - | 3:51 pm | (85.8°) | 228,304 | 25.5% | |
| 24 | 9:25 am | ↑ (58°) | - | - | 4:53 pm | (88.0°) | 229,195 | 36.7% | ||
 25 | - | 12:24 am | ↑ (303°) | 10:26 am | ↑ (57°) | 5:56 pm | (88.1°) | 230,490 | 48.5% | |
| 26 | - | 1:25 am | ↑ (302°) | 11:32 am | ↑ (58°) | 6:57 pm | (86.2°) | 232,064 | 60.3% | |
| 27 | - | 2:18 am | ↑ (300°) | 12:40 pm | ↑ (62°) | 7:55 pm | (82.6°) | 233,823 | 71.3% | |
| 28 | - | 3:02 am | ↑ (295°) | 1:46 pm | ↑ (68°) | 8:47 pm | (77.6°) | 235,719 | 80.9% | |
| 29 | - | 3:39 am | ↑ (289°) | 2:50 pm | ↑ (74°) | 9:35 pm | (71.9°) | 237,724 | 88.9% | |
| 30 | - | 4:12 am | ↑ (282°) | 3:51 pm | ↑ (81°) | 10:20 pm | (65.6°) | 239,824 | 94.8% | |
| 31 | - | 4:41 am | ↑ (275°) | 4:50 pm | ↑ (89°) | 11:04 pm | (59.2°) | 241,992 | 98.5% | |
| * All times are local time for Cairo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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