Essen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:55 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 20h 51m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:30
Moonset:	01:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 388 km
227 663 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 048 km
223 724 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 5 hours, 27 minutes. (≈4.227 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 14°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 45.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 106.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	06:04:00	07:08:00	08:30:00	09:59:00	11:27:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:22:00	01:16:00	01:52:00	02:16:00

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

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