Mechelen, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mechelen (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie Antwerpen). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:56 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Mechelen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 50m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:43
Moonset:	01:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 067 km
227 463 mi
Mechelen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 295 km
225 120 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 7 minutes. (≈4.088 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 34°

Mechelen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 70.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	06:17:00	07:22:00	08:43:00	10:11:00	11:39:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:29:00	01:24:00	02:00:00	02:25:00

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

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