Essen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:29 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 55m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:07
Moonset:	21:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 582 km
229 027 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 530 km
225 887 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.04%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 17 minutes. (≈0.178 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -124°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:41:00	05:53:00	06:07:00	06:25:00	06:50:00
Moonset:	18:09:00	19:35:00	21:05:00	22:38:00	00:00:00

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

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