Drachten, Netherlands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Drachten (Netherlands, Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 11:44 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Amsterdam . All times are shown in Drachten local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 7h 5m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:17
Moonset:	01:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 498 km
248 858 mi
Drachten ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 791 km
250 904 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 81.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 13 hours, 41 minutes. (≈10.57 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 41°

Drachten, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 36°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	17:36:00	18:00:00	18:17:00	18:30:00	18:41:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:32:00	01:48:00	03:06:00	04:25:00

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

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