Gelsenkirchen, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Gelsenkirchen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Münster). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 11:21 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Gelsenkirchen local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 18h 58m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:03
Moonset:	21:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 313 km
241 287 mi
Gelsenkirchen ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 201 km
239 974 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 16.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 20 hours, 59 minutes. (≈3.874 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 60°

Gelsenkirchen, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 2.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 104.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	08:22:00	09:44:00	11:03:00	12:20:00	13:38:00
Moonset:	21:29:00	21:41:00	21:53:00	22:06:00	22:22:00

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

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