Essen, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie Antwerpen). Current time: Saturday, 2026-07-04, 15:26 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 78.52%, Maximal illumination for this day: 86.17%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 25d 1h 10m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	10:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 200 km
242 459 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 744 km
244 040 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Essen on map:

Essen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.46791°
Longitude:	4.46901°
Country:	Belgium Flanders
Population:	16 754

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 81.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 22 hours, 55 minutes. (≈18.955 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 131°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 322.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05	2026-07-06
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	23:42:00	23:57:00	00:00:00	00:09:00	00:21:00
Moonset:	07:36:00	08:51:00	10:06:00	11:21:00	12:36:00

Essen moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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