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: Monday, 2026-08-17, 01:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Bloemfontein local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 4h 36m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:21
Moonset:	22:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 133 km
243 039 mi
Bloemfontein ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 635 km
244 594 mi
View angle: 0.509°

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: 20.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 9 minutes. (≈4.465 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -157°

Bloemfontein, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 219°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:20:00	08:50:00	09:21:00	09:53:00	10:28:00
Moonset:	20:50:00	21:50:00	22:48:00	23:47:00	00:00:00

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

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