Gent, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gent (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 16:30 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Gent 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 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:36
Moonset:	21:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 561 km
235 848 mi
Gent ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 583 km
232 133 mi
View angle: 0.525°

Gent on map:

Gent

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.05°
Longitude:	3.71667°
Country:	Belgium Flanders
Population:	231 493

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°

Gent, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 202.2°):

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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:	05:42:00	07:11:00	08:36:00	09:58:00	11:17:00
Moonset:	21:13:00	21:29:00	21:43:00	21:55:00	22:07:00

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

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