Drachten, Netherlands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Drachten (Netherlands, Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 17:25 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Amsterdam . All times are shown in Drachten local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.11%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.68%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 3d 12h 54m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:35
Moonset:	01:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 454 km
250 695 mi
Drachten ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 372 km
250 644 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 88%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 10 hours, 35 minutes. (≈11.441 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 19°

Drachten, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 111.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	18:24:00	19:06:00	19:35:00	19:56:00	20:11:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:32:00	01:37:00	02:50:00	04:08:00

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

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