Beaufort West, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Beaufort West (South Africa, Western Cape, Central Karoo District Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-09-23, 15:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Beaufort West local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 85.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.55%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 3d 3h 16m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:24
Moonset:	04:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 477 km
246 359 mi
Beaufort West ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 438 km
245 092 mi
View angle: 0.502°

Beaufort West on map:

Beaufort West

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-32.35671°
Longitude:	22.58295°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	44 737

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 15 hours, 45 minutes. (≈11.656 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 169°

Beaufort West, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 2.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 105.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	13:24:00	14:23:00	15:24:00	16:23:00	17:24:00
Moonset:	03:15:00	03:52:00	04:24:00	04:54:00	05:23:00

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

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