Essen, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie Antwerpen). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 16:30 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 1.9%, Maximal illumination for this day: 6.2%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 13d 13h 49m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:33
Moonset:	21:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 561 km
235 848 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 630 km
232 163 mi
View angle: 0.525°

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: 4.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 0 hours, 52 minutes. (≈2.036 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 0°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 40.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 203°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-12	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:37:00	07:07:00	08:33:00	09:55:00	11:14:00
Moonset:	21:11:00	21:27:00	21:40:00	21:52:00	22:03:00

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

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