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, 2026-08-26, 03:32 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Beaufort West local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.34%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 2h 47m 41s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:36
Moonset:	05:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 778 km
248 410 mi
Beaufort West ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 050 km
245 473 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 95.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 17 hours, 59 minutes. (≈12.749 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -153°

Beaufort West, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 262.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	14:37:00	15:37:00	16:36:00	17:37:00	18:36:00
Moonset:	04:38:00	05:19:00	05:54:00	06:25:00	06:54:00

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

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