Essen, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie Antwerpen). Current time: Saturday, 2026-07-25, 11:22 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 80.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 4d 5h 14m 20s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:32
Moonset:	01:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 302 km
251 843 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 409 273 km
254 310 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 84.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 22 hours, 34 minutes. (≈10.94 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 56°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -63.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 29.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	17:20:00	18:29:00	19:32:00	20:22:00	21:00:00
Moonset:	00:29:00	00:52:00	01:24:00	02:07:00	03:03:00

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

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