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

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buta (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bas Uele). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:55 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lubumbashi . All times are shown in Buta 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 20h 50m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:47
Moonset:	22:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 389 km
227 664 mi
Buta ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 535 km
223 405 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Buta on map:

Buta

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	2.78582°
Longitude:	24.72997°
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo Bas Uele
Population:	50 130

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 5 hours, 28 minutes. (≈4.228 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 173°

Buta, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 53.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 48.4°):

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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:	07:35:00	08:41:00	09:47:00	10:47:00	11:42:00
Moonset:	20:19:00	21:25:00	22:26:00	23:22:00	00:00:00

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

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