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, 2026-10-23, 08:51 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 21h 21m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:54
Moonset:	03:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 107 km
240 537 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 781 km
242 820 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 89.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 17 hours, 18 minutes. (≈11.721 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 137°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 202.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:57:00	14:54:00	15:54:00	16:55:00	17:59:00
Moonset:	02:33:00	03:04:00	03:33:00	04:03:00	04:35:00

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

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