Mponela, Malawi Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mponela (Malawi, Central Region, Dowa District). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:59 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Mponela 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 1h 25m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:34
Moonset:	17:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 513 km
228 983 mi
Mponela ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 431 km
228 311 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Mponela on map:

Mponela

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-13.53194°
Longitude:	33.74008°
Country:	Malawi Central Region
Population:	11 222

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.05%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.202 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 174°

Mponela, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -6.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 284.2°):

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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:	03:43:00	04:37:00	05:34:00	06:34:00	07:39:00
Moonset:	16:05:00	16:46:00	17:31:00	18:21:00	19:16:00

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

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