Grootfontein, Namibia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Grootfontein (Namibia, Otjozondjupa). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-15, 09:19 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Windhoek . All times are shown in Grootfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 6.2%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.51%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 12d 21h 0m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:54
Moonset:	21:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 383 000 km
237 985 mi
Grootfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 629 km
236 512 mi
View angle: 0.52°

Grootfontein on map:

Grootfontein

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-19.56667°
Longitude:	18.11667°
Country:	Namibia Otjozondjupa
Population:	24 099

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 8.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 18 hours, 31 minutes. (≈2.771 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 139°

Grootfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 88.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	07:38:00	08:17:00	08:54:00	09:29:00	10:04:00
Moonset:	19:29:00	20:26:00	21:21:00	22:15:00	23:08:00

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

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