Drachten, Netherlands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Drachten (Netherlands, Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 01:50 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Amsterdam . All times are shown in Drachten local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 3d 4h 22m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:08
Moonset:	04:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 517 km
241 413 mi
Drachten ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 274 km
238 777 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 87.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 10 hours, 16 minutes. (≈11.428 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -29°

Drachten, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 231.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	16:47:00	16:58:00	17:08:00	17:19:00	17:32:00
Moonset:	02:02:00	03:20:00	04:39:00	06:01:00	07:26:00

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

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