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: Monday, 2026-08-17, 10:38 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bethlehem local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 10d 19h 41m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:13
Moonset:	22:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 392 811 km
244 081 mi
Bethlehem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 106 km
241 779 mi
View angle: 0.507°

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: 24.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 19 hours, 48 minutes. (≈4.825 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 156°

Bethlehem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 94.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:12:00	08:42:00	09:13:00	09:46:00	10:21:00
Moonset:	20:41:00	21:40:00	22:38:00	23:36:00	00:00:00

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

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