Bethlehem, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bethlehem (South Africa, Orange Free State, Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 05:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bethlehem local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 26d 11h 3m 56s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:34
Moonset:	09:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 136 km
246 148 mi
Bethlehem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 613 km
242 094 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Bethlehem on map:

Bethlehem

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-28.23078°
Longitude:	28.30707°
Country:	South Africa Orange Free State
Population:	83 654

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 91%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 15 hours, 8 minutes. (≈17.63 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -25°

Bethlehem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 48.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 275.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:40:00	19:38:00	20:34:00	21:31:00	22:27:00
Moonset:	08:08:00	08:46:00	09:21:00	09:52:00	10:22:00

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

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