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, 2026-04-17, 17:31 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bethlehem local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 53m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:12
Moonset:	17:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 578 km
229 024 mi
Bethlehem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 712 km
227 864 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.04%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 19 minutes. (≈0.18 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 154°

Bethlehem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 287.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:03:00	05:06:00	06:12:00	07:21:00	08:33:00
Moonset:	16:25:00	16:58:00	17:35:00	18:16:00	19:05:00

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

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