Maputsoe, Lesotho Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Maputsoe (Lesotho, Leribe). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 20:50 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Maseru . All times are shown in Maputsoe 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 9h 29m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:43
Moonset:	21:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 190 km
242 453 mi
Maputsoe ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 175 km
240 579 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Maputsoe on map:

Maputsoe

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-28.8866°
Longitude:	27.89915°
Country:	Lesotho Leribe
Population:	32 117

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, 22 minutes. (≈4.266 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -92°

Maputsoe, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 11.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 265.7°):

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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:	07:42:00	08:13:00	08:43:00	09:14:00	09:47:00
Moonset:	19:43:00	20:43:00	21:43:00	22:41:00	23:39:00

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

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