Butha-Buthe, Lesotho Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Butha-Buthe (Lesotho). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 02:45 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Maseru . All times are shown in Butha-Buthe local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 3h 34m 28s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:13
Moonset:	22:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 330 km
243 161 mi
Butha-Buthe ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 396 km
245 066 mi
View angle: 0.509°

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: 21.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 12 hours, 10 minutes. (≈4.507 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -178°

Butha-Buthe, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 197.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:12:00	08:42:00	09:13:00	09:45:00	10:20:00
Moonset:	20:42:00	21:41:00	22:39:00	23:37:00	00:00:00

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

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