Ostend, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ostend (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie West-Vlaanderen). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:03 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Ostend local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 21m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:24
Moonset:	21:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 784 km
229 152 mi
Ostend ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 561 km
225 285 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.01%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 40 minutes. (≈0.111 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -124°

Ostend, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 44.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 229.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:57:00	06:10:00	06:24:00	06:43:00	07:08:00
Moonset:	18:26:00	19:52:00	21:22:00	22:55:00	00:00:00

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

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