Brits, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Brits (South Africa, North-West, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 12:41 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Brits 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: 10d 17h 38m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:19
Moonset:	22:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 188 km
244 315 mi
Brits ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 008 km
240 476 mi
View angle: 0.507°

Brits on map:

Brits

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-25.63473°
Longitude:	27.78022°
Country:	South Africa North-West
Population:	122 497

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 24.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 21 hours, 47 minutes. (≈4.908 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 175°

Brits, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 83.1°):

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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:	08:14:00	08:46:00	09:19:00	09:52:00	10:29:00
Moonset:	20:43:00	21:40:00	22:36:00	23:33:00	00:00:00

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

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