Grootfontein, Namibia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Grootfontein (Namibia, Otjozondjupa). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 02:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Windhoek . All times are shown in Grootfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.91%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 8h 13m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:53
Moonset:	23:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 917 km
228 613 mi
Grootfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 533 km
230 860 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 24%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 19 hours, 24 minutes. (≈4.808 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -5°

Grootfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -57.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 284.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	10:01:00	11:01:00	11:53:00	12:38:00	13:17:00
Moonset:	21:03:00	22:11:00	23:16:00	00:00:00	00:15:00

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

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