moon .5deg.comEssen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Essen local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 05:19, Moonset: 23:07.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 713 km226 001 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.7 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -11.6° | 339.4° | 0% |
| 100 | -13.6° | 352.6° | 0% |
| 200 | -13.6° | 6.1° | 0% |
| 300 | -11.5° | 19.3° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -7.5° | 31.9° | 0.1% |
| 500 | -3.6° | 43.7° | 0.1% |
| 600 | 5.1° | 54.7° | 0.2% |
| 700 | 12.9° | 65.2° | 0.2% |
| 800 | 21.4° | 75.5° | 0.3% |
| 900 | 30.4° | 86° | 0.3% |
| 1000 | 39.4° | 97.3° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 48.2° | 110.5° | 0.5% |
| 1200 | 56.1° | 127.3° | 0.5% |
| 1300 | 62.2° | 149.7° | 0.6% |
| 1400 | 64.8° | 178.2° | 0.7% |
| 1500 | 62.9° | 207.4° | 0.8% |
| 1600 | 57.3° | 230.9° | 0.9% |
| 1700 | 49.7° | 248.4° | 1% |
| 1800 | 41.1° | 262° | 1.1% |
| 1900 | 32.2° | 273.6° | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.5° | 284.2° | 1.3% |
| 2100 | 15.1° | 294.5° | 1.4% |
| 2200 | 7.4° | 305° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | 0.6° | 315.9° | 1.7% |
| 2400 | -4.8° | 327.4° | 1.8% |