Butha-Buthe, Lesotho Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Butha-Buthe (Lesotho). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 14:38 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Maseru . All times are shown in Butha-Buthe local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 20h 8m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:41
Moonset:	21:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 467 km
227 712 mi
Butha-Buthe ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 198 km
224 438 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Butha-Buthe on map:

Butha-Buthe

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-28.76659°
Longitude:	28.24937°
Country:	Lesotho
Population:	16 330

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 15 minutes. (≈4.26 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -174°

Butha-Buthe, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 17.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:36:00	09:44:00	10:41:00	11:30:00	12:10:00
Moonset:	18:47:00	19:56:00	21:07:00	22:16:00	23:22:00

Butha-Buthe moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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