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: Friday, 2026-10-23, 12:47 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Durban 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: 2d 17h 25m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:34
Moonset:	03:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 310 km
240 042 mi
Durban ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 088 km
241 147 mi
View angle: 0.516°

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: 90.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 21 hours, 16 minutes. (≈11.886 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 142°

Durban, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -33.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 111.9°):

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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:	13:36:00	14:34:00	15:34:00	16:35:00	17:40:00
Moonset:	02:14:00	02:44:00	03:14:00	03:44:00	04:15:00

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

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