Durban, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Durban (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 18:28 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Durban local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 11h 51m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:07
Moonset:	04:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 917 km
249 118 mi
Durban ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 950 km
245 410 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Durban on map:

Durban

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-29.8579°
Longitude:	31.0292°
Country:	South Africa KwaZulu-Natal
Population:	3 120 282

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 93.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 9 hours, 34 minutes. (≈12.399 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -162°

Durban, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 41.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 93.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:12:00	14:09:00	15:07:00	16:06:00	17:05:00
Moonset:	03:10:00	03:56:00	04:37:00	05:14:00	05:47:00

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

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