moon .5deg.comBalfour, South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gert Sibande District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-08.
All times are shown in Balfour local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:55, Moonset: 12:05.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 398 754 km247 774 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 59.52% / 68.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.8 (Day)
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2026-05-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 23.5° | 106° | 68.8% |
| 100 | 36.1° | 101.1° | 68.4% |
| 200 | 48.8° | 96.1° | 68.1% |
| 300 | 61.7° | 90.4° | 67.7% |
| 400 | 74.6° | 81.1° | 67.3% |
| 500 | 86° | 28.7° | 66.9% |
| 600 | 78.1° | 285.1° | 66.6% |
| 700 | 65.3° | 272.9° | 66.2% |
| 800 | 52.3° | 266.7° | 65.8% |
| 900 | 39.4° | 261.7° | 65.4% |
| 1000 | 26.6° | 256.9° | 65% |
| 1100 | 14° | 251.8° | 64.6% |
| 1200 | 1.8° | 246.1° | 64.3% |
| 1300 | -9.8° | 239.3° | 63.9% |
| 1400 | -20.5° | 230.8° | 63.5% |
| 1500 | -29.9° | 220.1° | 63.1% |
| 1600 | -37.2° | 206.5° | 62.7% |
| 1700 | -41.4° | 189.8° | 62.3% |
| 1800 | -41.8° | 171.7° | 61.9% |
| 1900 | -38.2° | 154.6° | 61.5% |
| 2000 | -31.3° | 140.4° | 61.1% |
| 2100 | -22.2° | 129.1° | 60.7% |
| 2200 | -11.6° | 120.1° | 60.3% |
| 2300 | -0.1° | 112.8° | 59.9% |
| 2400 | 12.1° | 106.6° | 59.5% |