Essen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-08, 21:56 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.62%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 19d 8h 23m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	00:16
Moonset:	18:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 314 km
225 753 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 687 km
225 363 mi
View angle: 0.548°

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: 20.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 25 Day, 2 hours, 55 minutes. (≈25.121 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 177°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -10.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 359.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-06	2026-08-07	2026-08-08	2026-08-09	2026-08-10
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	23:40:00	00:00:00	00:16:00	01:11:00	02:25:00
Moonset:	15:44:00	17:10:00	18:27:00	19:28:00	20:11:00

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

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