Ostend, Belgium Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ostend (Belgium, Flanders, Provincie West-Vlaanderen). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 10:31 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Brussels . All times are shown in Ostend local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 26d 6h 5m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:00
Moonset:	08:58

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 330 km
245 647 mi
Ostend ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 962 km
245 418 mi
View angle: 0.504°

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: 89.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 19 hours, 45 minutes. (≈17.823 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 159°

Ostend, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -12.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	23:29:00	23:48:00	00:00:00	00:03:00	00:15:00
Moonset:	06:30:00	07:43:00	08:58:00	10:13:00	11:28:00

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

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