Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Kivu). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 04:11 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lubumbashi . All times are shown in Bukavu local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 2h 8m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:37
Moonset:	22:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 602 km
243 330 mi
Bukavu ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 964 km
246 041 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Bukavu on map:

Bukavu

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-2.49077°
Longitude:	28.84281°
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo South Kivu
Population:	225 389

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 13 hours, 33 minutes. (≈4.565 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 131°

Bukavu, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -73.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 143.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:10:00	08:54:00	09:37:00	10:21:00	11:07:00
Moonset:	20:32:00	21:18:00	22:03:00	22:50:00	23:39:00

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

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