Grootfontein, Namibia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Grootfontein (Namibia, Otjozondjupa). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 04:12 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Windhoek . All times are shown in Grootfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 15.63%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 19d 2h 0m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:08
Moonset:	16:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 372 388 km
231 391 mi
Grootfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 610 km
230 287 mi
View angle: 0.535°

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: 14.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 25 Day, 21 hours, 28 minutes. (≈25.894 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -46°

Grootfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -0.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:42:00	03:28:00	04:08:00	04:46:00	05:22:00
Moonset:	14:02:00	15:03:00	16:01:00	16:57:00	17:51:00

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

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