Moonrise, Moonset & Phases in Dessie

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05:54:42

Thursday, 02 July 2026

🌖
Waning Gibbous 9586.2% illumination

Current Moon Details for Dessie, Ethiopia

Moon Direction: 239.48° WSW

Moon Altitude: 24.52°

Moon Distance: 398,732 km


Next Moonrise: Today, 20:52

Next Moonset: N/A


Next New Moon: 14 Jul 2026, 12:43

Next Full Moon: 29 Jul 2026, 17:35

Moonrise, Moonset and Moon Phase Calendar in Dessie, July 2026

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Jul Moon Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1  
07:00
(245° WSW)
20:09
(114° ESE)
01:11
(52.9°)
398,803 98.2%
2  
07:51
(248° WSW)
20:52
(110° ESE)
01:59
(56.2°)
396,493 94.8%
3  
08:41
(253° WSW)
21:32
(104° ESE)
02:46
(60.5°)
393,515 89.7%
4  
09:30
(258° WSW)
22:11
(99° E)
03:30
(65.6°)
389,904 83.0%
5  
10:17
(264° W)
22:48
(93° E)
04:13
(71.4°)
385,701 74.7%
6  
11:05
(270° W)
23:27
(86° E)
04:55
(77.6°)
380,975 65.3%
7
🌗 at 22:28
-
11:54
(277° W)
  05:39
(84.0°)
375,847 54.9%
8
00:07
(80° E)
12:46
(283° WNW)
  06:25
(89.6°)
370,514 43.9%
9
00:51
(74° ENE)
13:42
(289° WNW)
  07:15
(83.6°)
365,263 33.0%
10
01:39
(68° ENE)
14:43
(294° WNW)
  08:10
(78.5°)
360,464 22.6%
11
02:35
(64° ENE)
15:48
(297° WNW)
  09:11
(74.8°)
356,545 13.5%
12
03:37
(62° ENE)
16:56
(298° WNW)
  10:16
(72.9°)
353,937 6.3%
13
04:44
(62° ENE)
18:02
(298° WNW)
  11:23
(73.4°)
353,000 1.7%
14
🌑 at 12:43
05:52
(64° ENE)
19:03
(294° WNW)
  12:29
(76.0°)
353,941 0.1%
15
06:58
(68° ENE)
19:57
(289° WNW)
  13:29
(80.6°)
356,746 1.4%
16
07:59
(74° ENE)
20:46
(283° WNW)
  14:24
(86.4°)
361,174 5.5%
17
08:55
(80° E)
21:29
(277° W)
  15:14
(87.2°)
366,801 12.0%
18
09:48
(87° E)
22:10
(270° W)
  16:00
(80.5°)
373,103 20.1%
19
10:38
(93° E)
22:49
(264° W)
  16:44
(74.0°)
379,537 29.4%
20
11:26
(100° E)
23:27
(258° WSW)
  17:28
(67.9°)
385,611 39.2%
21
🌓 at 14:05
  -
12:14
(105° ESE)
18:12
(62.4°)
390,926 49.2%
22  
00:07
(252° WSW)
13:03
(110° ESE)
18:57
(57.8°)
395,200 59.0%
23  
00:48
(248° WSW)
13:54
(114° ESE)
19:44
(54.1°)
398,263 68.3%
24  
01:33
(244° WSW)
14:45
(117° ESE)
20:33
(51.6°)
400,056 76.8%
25  
02:20
(242° WSW)
15:37
(118° ESE)
21:24
(50.3°)
400,611 84.2%
26  
03:10
(241° WSW)
16:29
(119° ESE)
22:15
(50.5°)
400,041 90.5%
27  
04:02
(242° WSW)
17:19
(117° ESE)
23:06
(52.1°)
398,509 95.3%
28  
04:55
(244° WSW)
18:06
(115° ESE)
23:56
(55.0°)
396,208 98.5%
29
🌕 at 17:35
 
05:47
(247° WSW)
18:50
(111° ESE)
Does not pass meridian
(N/A)
N/A 99.9%
30  
06:38
(251° WSW)
19:32
(106° ESE)
00:43
(59.0°)
393,329 99.4%
31  
07:27
(256° WSW)
20:11
(101° E)
01:28
(64.0°)
390,038 97.0%

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FAQ — The Moon Viewed from Dessie

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

The current moon phase visible from Dessie is 🌖 Waning Gibbous, with the moon's illuminated fraction at 9586.2%. The moon is currently above horizon as seen from Dessie. For complementary daytime data, see sunrise and sunset in Dessie.

The next moonrise visible from Dessie is Today, 20:52 local time. Moonrise times shift later each night because the moon orbits Earth roughly every 27 days, lagging behind the sun by about 50 minutes per day. Compare with sunrise times worldwide to see how sun and moon timing diverge.

From Dessie, the moon currently sits at an altitude of 24.52° above the horizon, toward WSW. Altitude is measured in degrees above the horizon — 0° means at the horizon and 90° means directly overhead. Cloud cover from the current Dessie weather can affect visibility.

The moon is approximately 398,732 km from Dessie at this moment. The Earth–moon distance ranges from about 356,500 km at perigee (closest) to about 406,700 km at apogee (farthest) during each lunar orbit.

A full moon occurs roughly every 29.5 days (one synodic month). The moonrise table and phase calendar above show upcoming full and new moons visible from Dessie. The moon phase is the same for all viewers on Earth — only the local rise and set times differ by latitude and longitude.

Yes — every observer on Earth sees the same moon at the same phase at any given moment. What differs by location is the time the moon rises and sets, the direction it appears on the horizon, and (slightly) the orientation of the visible face due to the viewer's latitude. From Dessie, the moon's rise and set times are calculated for the city's exact coordinates — see also sunrise/sunset in Dessie.

Moonrise & Moonset times in other major cities in Ethiopia:

Addis Ababa · Jijiga · Gonder · Mek'ele · Nazrēt · Awasa · Bahir Dar · Dire Dawa · Dessie · Jimma · Shashamane · Bishoftu · Sodo · Arba Minch · Hosa’ina · Dīla · Harar · Nek’emtē · Ārabī · Debre Birhan · Debre Mark’os · Āsela · Kombolcha · Debre Tabor · Ādīgrat · Weldiya · Sebeta · Burayu · Inda Silasē · Hāgere Hiywet · Arsi Negele · Gambēla · Aksum · Ziway · Butajīra · Adwa · Āreka · Yirga ‘Alem · Waliso · Welk’īt’ē · Mek’ī · Negēlē · K’olīto · Alamata

Moonrise & Moonset times in cities in neighbouring countries:

🇰🇪 Kenya:

Nairobi · Kakamega · Mombasa ·

🇸🇩 Sudan:

Khartoum · Omdurman ·

🇸🇴 Somalia:

Mogadishu

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