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: Friday, 2026-07-31, 01:38 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Beaufort West local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 28d 4h 41m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:46
Moonset:	08:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 637 km
245 216 mi
Beaufort West ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 837 km
240 369 mi
View angle: 0.505°

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: 98.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 1 hours, 8 minutes. (≈16.047 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -57°

Beaufort West, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 72°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 358.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	17:47:00	18:46:00	19:46:00	20:44:00	21:44:00
Moonset:	07:20:00	07:54:00	08:23:00	08:51:00	09:18:00

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

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