Balaka, Malawi Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balaka (Malawi, Southern Region, Balaka District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Balaka 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 3h 1m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:30
Moonset:	17:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 738 km
229 123 mi
Balaka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 433 km
227 070 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Balaka on map:

Balaka

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-14.97928°
Longitude:	34.95575°
Country:	Malawi Southern Region
Population:	18 902

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, 2 minutes. (≈0.126 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 157°

Balaka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 13.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 289.8°):

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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:	03:38:00	04:32:00	05:30:00	06:31:00	07:37:00
Moonset:	16:00:00	16:40:00	17:25:00	18:13:00	19:08:00

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

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