Drachten, Netherlands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Drachten (Netherlands, Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 08:25 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Amsterdam . All times are shown in Drachten local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 62.97%, Maximal illumination for this day: 73.08%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 23d 21h 54m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:55
Moonset:	13:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 083 km
233 066 mi
Drachten ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 396 km
229 532 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 69.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 5 hours, 59 minutes. (≈20.249 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -171°

Drachten, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 231.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	22:33:00	22:43:00	22:55:00	23:11:00	23:34:00
Moonset:	10:19:00	11:39:00	13:01:00	14:27:00	15:57:00

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

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