Essen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Essen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-15, 03:58 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.3%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 14d 12h 39m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:27
Moonset:	22:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 476 km
228 339 mi
Essen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 137 km
228 129 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 0.67%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 18 hours, 27 minutes. (≈0.769 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 14°

Essen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -13.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 22.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:31:00	04:55:00	06:27:00	08:00:00	09:28:00
Moonset:	21:38:00	22:14:00	22:39:00	22:57:00	23:11:00

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

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