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, 2026-04-15, 14:30 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Beaufort West local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 16d 4h 53m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:26
Moonset:	16:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 377 km
234 491 mi
Beaufort West ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 629 km
231 541 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 8 hours, 38 minutes. (≈27.359 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 26°

Beaufort West, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 292.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:20:00	03:23:00	04:26:00	05:32:00	06:41:00
Moonset:	15:50:00	16:18:00	16:47:00	17:18:00	17:52:00

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

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