Brakpan, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Brakpan (South Africa, Gauteng, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 06:17 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Brakpan 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 12h 33m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:11
Moonset:	03:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 165 km
249 272 mi
Brakpan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 800 km
250 288 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 79.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 8 hours, 39 minutes. (≈10.361 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 164°

Brakpan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -32.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 219°):

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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:	12:18:00	13:15:00	14:11:00	15:08:00	16:05:00
Moonset:	01:51:00	02:35:00	03:15:00	03:51:00	04:24:00

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

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