Gelsenkirchen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gelsenkirchen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Münster). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:31 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Gelsenkirchen 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 2h 53m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:07
Moonset:	21:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 718 km
229 111 mi
Gelsenkirchen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 961 km
225 534 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Gelsenkirchen on map:

Gelsenkirchen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	51.50508°
Longitude:	7.09654°
Country:	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	270 028

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 11 minutes. (≈0.133 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -126°

Gelsenkirchen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 38.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 241.5°):

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Gelsenkirchen

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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	06:24:00	06:49:00
Moonset:	18:08:00	19:35:00	21:05:00	22:38:00	00:00:00

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

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