Dowa, Malawi Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Dowa (Malawi, Central Region, Dowa District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 19:41 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Dowa 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: 13d 23h 43m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:33
Moonset:	17:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 279 km
228 838 mi
Dowa ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 688 km
229 713 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Dowa on map:

Dowa

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-13.65399°
Longitude:	33.93754°
Country:	Malawi Central Region
Population:	5 565

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.09%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 6 hours, 46 minutes. (≈0.282 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -173°

Dowa, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -30°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280.4°):

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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:	03:42:00	04:36:00	05:33:00	06:33:00	07:38:00
Moonset:	16:04:00	16:45:00	17:30:00	18:20:00	19:15:00

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

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