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: Friday, 2026-07-03, 18:17 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 25d 22h 19m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:42
Moonset:	09:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 022 km
244 834 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 156 km
245 539 mi
View angle: 0.505°

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: 87.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 3 hours, 0 minutes. (≈18.125 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 7°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 127.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:47:00	19:45:00	20:42:00	21:39:00	22:35:00
Moonset:	08:19:00	08:57:00	09:31:00	10:02:00	10:31:00

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

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