Nkhata Bay, Malawi Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nkhata Bay (Malawi, Northern Region, Nkhata Bay District). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 17:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Nkhata Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 57.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 66.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 6d 12h 37m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:02
Moonset:	00:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 067 km
251 697 mi
Nkhata Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 354 km
246 904 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Nkhata Bay on map:

Nkhata Bay

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-11.60659°
Longitude:	34.29073°
Country:	Malawi Northern Region
Population:	11 721

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 64.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 18 hours, 19 minutes. (≈8.763 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -35°

Nkhata Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 69.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 143.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22	2026-08-23
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	10:29:00	11:14:00	12:02:00	12:52:00	13:45:00
Moonset:	23:33:00	00:00:00	00:25:00	01:18:00	02:09:00

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

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