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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Brits 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 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:35
Moonset:	21:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 256 km
227 581 mi
Brits ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 995 km
224 934 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 6 minutes. (≈4.171 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 156°

Brits, Moon position Today

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

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 43.1°):

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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:	08:29:00	09:37:00	10:35:00	11:25:00	12:07:00
Moonset:	18:58:00	20:07:00	21:17:00	22:24:00	23:28:00

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

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