Essen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-27, 12:52 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.94%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 28d 17h 20m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:12
Moonset:	08:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 378 595 km
235 248 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 890 km
236 053 mi
View angle: 0.526°

Essen on map:

Essen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.45657°
Longitude:	7.01228°
Country:	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	593 085

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 99.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 Day, 13 hours, 17 minutes. (≈15.553 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 159°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 344.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-25	2026-09-26	2026-09-27	2026-09-28	2026-09-29
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	18:47:00	18:59:00	19:12:00	19:28:00	19:49:00
Moonset:	05:43:00	07:01:00	08:21:00	09:46:00	11:13:00

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

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