Balaka, Malawi Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Balaka (Malawi, Southern Region, Balaka District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 17:04 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Balaka local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 15.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 18d 13h 8m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:55
Moonset:	14:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 374 629 km
232 784 mi
Balaka ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 902 km
233 575 mi
View angle: 0.532°

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: 10.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 10 hours, 57 minutes. (≈26.456 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 98°

Balaka, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 271.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:24:00	02:11:00	02:55:00	03:35:00	04:13:00
Moonset:	13:00:00	13:59:00	14:54:00	15:48:00	16:39:00

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

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