Somanda, Tanzania Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Somanda (Tanzania, Simiyu, Maswa District). Current time: Saturday, 2026-05-16, 02:06 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Dar_es_Salaam . All times are shown in Somanda local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 15d 9h 40m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:00
Moonset:	18:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 439 km
227 695 mi
Somanda ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 720 km
229 733 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Somanda on map:

Somanda

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	-3.36667°
Longitude:	33.95°
Country:	Tanzania Simiyu
Population:	33 932

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28 Day, 12 hours, 30 minutes. (≈28.521 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -111°

Somanda, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 60.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-14	2026-05-15	2026-05-16	2026-05-17	2026-05-18
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:09:00	05:02:00	06:00:00	07:03:00	08:09:00
Moonset:	16:27:00	17:20:00	18:17:00	19:20:00	20:27:00

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

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