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: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:13 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lubumbashi . All times are shown in Buta 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 10m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:56
Moonset:	18:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 760 km
229 137 mi
Buta ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 695 km
225 990 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 52 minutes. (≈0.119 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 171°

Buta, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 31.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 285.7°):

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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:	04:21:00	05:08:00	05:56:00	06:49:00	07:46:00
Moonset:	16:44:00	17:34:00	18:27:00	19:25:00	20:26:00

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

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