Brakpan, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Brakpan (South Africa, Gauteng, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:41 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Brakpan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 22h 4m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:34
Moonset:	21:13

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 255 km
227 580 mi
Brakpan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 013 km
224 944 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Brakpan on map:

Brakpan

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.23656°
Longitude:	28.36938°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	305 692

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 5 minutes. (≈4.17 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 157°

Brakpan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 42.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:28:00	09:36:00	10:34:00	11:24:00	12:05:00
Moonset:	18:54:00	20:03:00	21:13:00	22:20:00	23:25:00

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

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