Brakpan, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Brakpan (South Africa, Gauteng, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 18:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Brakpan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 25d 21h 55m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:37
Moonset:	09:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 952 km
244 790 mi
Brakpan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 653 km
245 226 mi
View angle: 0.506°

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: 87.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 3 hours, 23 minutes. (≈18.141 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 3°

Brakpan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -22.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 120.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:45:00	19:41:00	20:37:00	21:32:00	22:27:00
Moonset:	08:03:00	08:42:00	09:18:00	09:50:00	10:20:00

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

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