Drachten, Netherlands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Drachten (Netherlands, Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:31 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Amsterdam . All times are shown in Drachten local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 53m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:07
Moonset:	21:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 717 km
229 110 mi
Drachten ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 986 km
225 549 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Drachten on map:

Drachten

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	53.11254°
Longitude:	6.0989°
Country:	Netherlands Friesland
Population:	44 537

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 12 minutes. (≈0.133 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -124°

Drachten, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 38.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 239.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:45:00	05:55:00	06:07:00	06:22:00	06:44:00
Moonset:	18:13:00	19:42:00	21:15:00	22:51:00	00:00:00

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

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