moon .5deg.comBalfour, South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gert Sibande District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Balfour local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 07:16, Moonset: 17:49.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 713 km226 001 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.7 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -87.7° | 195.7° | 0% |
| 100 | -77.5° | 96.5° | 0% |
| 200 | -64.7° | 88.1° | 0% |
| 300 | -51.9° | 83° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -39.2° | 78.4° | 0.1% |
| 500 | -26.8° | 73.8° | 0.1% |
| 600 | -14.6° | 68.7° | 0.2% |
| 700 | -3° | 62.9° | 0.2% |
| 800 | 8.1° | 56.1° | 0.3% |
| 900 | 18.1° | 47.6° | 0.3% |
| 1000 | 26.7° | 37.1° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 33.2° | 24.2° | 0.5% |
| 1200 | 36.8° | 9° | 0.5% |
| 1300 | 36.9° | 352.9° | 0.6% |
| 1400 | 33.5° | 337.6° | 0.7% |
| 1500 | 27.1° | 324.6° | 0.8% |
| 1600 | 18.7° | 314.1° | 0.9% |
| 1700 | 8.7° | 305.7° | 1% |
| 1800 | -2.2° | 298.9° | 1.1% |
| 1900 | -13.8° | 293.3° | 1.2% |
| 2000 | -25.8° | 288.6° | 1.3% |
| 2100 | -38.2° | 284.5° | 1.4% |
| 2200 | -50.7° | 280.9° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | -63.4° | 277.9° | 1.7% |
| 2400 | -76.1° | 275.8° | 1.8% |