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: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 00:47 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Blantyre . All times are shown in Nkhata Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 15d 18h 37m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:33
Moonset:	16:45

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 390 km
233 257 mi
Nkhata Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 774 km
235 359 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 3.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 19 hours, 44 minutes. (≈27.822 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -93°

Nkhata Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -53.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 97.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	02:49:00	03:41:00	04:33:00	05:30:00	06:29:00
Moonset:	15:22:00	16:03:00	16:45:00	17:31:00	18:21:00

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

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