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, 2026-10-23, 03:55 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Brakpan local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 3d 2h 17m 56s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:44
Moonset:	03:24

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 102 km
241 155 mi
Brakpan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 065 km
240 511 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 88.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 12 hours, 20 minutes. (≈11.514 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -174°

Brakpan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -6.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 264.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:51:00	14:47:00	15:44:00	16:43:00	17:46:00
Moonset:	02:20:00	02:52:00	03:24:00	03:56:00	04:29:00

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

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