Balaka, Malawi Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balaka (Malawi, Southern Region, Balaka District). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-14, 22:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Balaka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 1.9%, Maximal illumination for this day: 6.2%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 13d 7h 46m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:06
Moonset:	19:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 380 791 km
236 612 mi
Balaka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 509 km
238 302 mi
View angle: 0.523°

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: 5.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 7 hours, 16 minutes. (≈2.303 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -79°

Balaka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 258.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-12	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:38:00	06:23:00	07:06:00	07:45:00	08:22:00
Moonset:	17:23:00	18:22:00	19:17:00	20:10:00	21:02:00

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

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