Mechelen, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mechelen (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie Antwerpen). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 17:13 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Mechelen 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 6m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:33
Moonset:	21:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 705 km
235 938 mi
Mechelen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 026 km
232 409 mi
View angle: 0.525°

Mechelen on map:

Mechelen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.02574°
Longitude:	4.47762°
Country:	Belgium Flanders
Population:	77 530

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 4.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 1 hours, 37 minutes. (≈2.068 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -6°

Mechelen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 215.8°):

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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:	05:39:00	07:08:00	08:33:00	09:55:00	11:13:00
Moonset:	21:10:00	21:26:00	21:40:00	21:52:00	22:04:00

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

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