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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 11:04 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 7h 45m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:15
Moonset:	03:30

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 582 km
248 910 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 154 km
249 887 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 81.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 13 hours, 4 minutes. (≈10.544 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 138°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -31.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 143.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:19:00	13:17:00	14:15:00	15:13:00	16:11:00
Moonset:	02:08:00	02:51:00	03:30:00	04:04:00	04:35:00

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

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