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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:34 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bethlehem 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 23h 12m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:40
Moonset:	21:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 134 km
227 505 mi
Bethlehem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 175 km
225 666 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 142°

Bethlehem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 10.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 52.5°):

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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:	08:34:00	09:42:00	10:40:00	11:29:00	12:09:00
Moonset:	18:48:00	19:57:00	21:08:00	22:17:00	23:22:00

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

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