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: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 01:48 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 17h 36m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:32
Moonset:	18:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 475 km
228 338 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 685 km
230 954 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 0.37%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 13 hours, 43 minutes. (≈0.572 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 77°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -69.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 121.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:15:00	06:21:00	07:32:00	08:44:00	09:57:00
Moonset:	17:06:00	17:42:00	18:23:00	19:11:00	20:08:00

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

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