Ostend, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ostend (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie West-Vlaanderen). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 02:18 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Ostend local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.91%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 8h 28m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:17
Moonset:	02:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 884 km
228 593 mi
Ostend ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 216 km
227 556 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Ostend on map:

Ostend

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.21551°
Longitude:	2.927°
Country:	Belgium Flanders
Population:	69 011

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 23.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 19 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.797 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -17°

Ostend, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -1.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 312.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:28:00	08:49:00	10:17:00	11:45:00	13:07:00
Moonset:	00:37:00	01:32:00	02:07:00	02:32:00	02:49:00

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

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