Bloemfontein, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Bloemfontein (South Africa, Orange Free State, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:55 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein 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 20h 50m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:51
Moonset:	21:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 389 km
227 664 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 559 km
224 662 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Bloemfontein on map:

Bloemfontein

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-29.12107°
Longitude:	26.214°
Country:	South Africa Orange Free State
Population:	463 064

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 5 hours, 28 minutes. (≈4.228 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 173°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 28.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 29.2°):

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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:	08:46:00	09:53:00	10:51:00	11:39:00	12:19:00
Moonset:	18:54:00	20:03:00	21:15:00	22:24:00	23:30:00

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

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