Moonrise and moonset in Mecca
Times by the clock in Mecca (UTC+3), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 00:56rises in the east (75°) · 38% lit | 13:59 |
| Wed 4 Nov | 01:53rises in the east (82°) · 28% lit | 14:34 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 02:49rises in the east (89°) · 18% lit | 15:09 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 03:43rises in the east (95°) · 11% lit | 15:42 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 04:37rises in the east (102°) · 5% lit | 16:17 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 05:31rises in the east (108°) · 2% lit | 16:54 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 06:26rises in the south-east (113°) · 0% lit | 17:34 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 07:22rises in the south-east (117°) · 1% lit | 18:18 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 08:17rises in the south-east (119°) · 4% lit | 19:06 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 09:11rises in the south-east (120°) · 8% lit | 19:57 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 10:01rises in the south-east (119°) · 14% lit | 20:50 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 10:47rises in the south-east (117°) · 22% lit | 21:44 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 11:29rises in the south-east (114°) · 30% lit | 22:37 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 12:07rises in the east (110°) · 39% lit | 23:30 |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.