Essen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Thursday, 2026-11-12, 23:45 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 6.62%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 15:55; remaining time: 11d 16h 9m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:30
Moonset:	18:11

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 391 km
251 898 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 408 105 km
253 585 mi
View angle: 0.491°

Essen on map:

Essen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	51.45657°
Longitude:	7.01228°
Country:	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	593 085

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 12%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 7 hours, 57 minutes. (≈3.331 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -14°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-10	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	09:25:00	10:32:00	11:30:00	12:14:00	12:47:00
Moonset:	16:45:00	17:23:00	18:11:00	19:12:00	20:20:00

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

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