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, 2026-05-20, 12:54 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Beaufort West local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 21h 52m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:15
Moonset:	21:22

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 276 km
227 594 mi
Beaufort West ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 678 km
225 358 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 19 minutes. (≈4.18 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 156°

Beaufort West, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 43.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:11:00	10:18:00	11:15:00	12:01:00	12:39:00
Moonset:	18:59:00	20:09:00	21:22:00	22:32:00	23:40:00

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

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