Bochum, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bochum (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 03:22 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Bochum local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 15d 16h 2m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:52
Moonset:	19:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 901 km
232 953 mi
Bochum ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 363 km
233 240 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Bochum on map:

Bochum

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.48165°
Longitude:	7.21648°
Country:	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	385 729

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 2.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 22 hours, 33 minutes. (≈27.94 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -169°

Bochum, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 50.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	05:28:00	05:40:00	05:52:00	06:06:00	06:24:00
Moonset:	16:45:00	18:08:00	19:34:00	21:04:00	22:37:00

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

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