Drachten, Netherlands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Drachten (Netherlands, Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 03:23 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Amsterdam . All times are shown in Drachten 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 7h 23m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:54
Moonset:	02:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 027 km
228 682 mi
Drachten ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 027 km
228 060 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 24.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 20 hours, 19 minutes. (≈4.847 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -5°

Drachten, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -7.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 328.3°):

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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:	06:59:00	08:22:00	09:54:00	11:24:00	12:49:00
Moonset:	00:39:00	01:32:00	02:05:00	02:27:00	02:42:00

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

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