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: Thursday, 2026-07-16, 05:01 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Durban local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.3%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 13d 11h 35m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:26
Moonset:	19:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 160 km
230 628 mi
Durban ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 740 km
232 231 mi
View angle: 0.537°

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: 4.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 22 hours, 51 minutes. (≈1.952 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 124°

Durban, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -43°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 93.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17	2026-07-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	06:56:00	07:46:00	08:26:00	09:02:00	09:33:00
Moonset:	17:18:00	18:31:00	19:41:00	20:45:00	21:47:00

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

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