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, 2026-07-24, 00:33 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 72.95%, Maximal illumination for this day: 80.93%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 5d 16h 4m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:11
Moonset:	02:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 387 km
250 653 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 662 km
247 717 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 73.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 15 hours, 28 minutes. (≈9.644 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -118°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-22	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	11:55:00	12:30:00	13:11:00	13:57:00	14:48:00
Moonset:	01:00:00	01:57:00	02:54:00	03:50:00	04:43:00

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

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