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, 2026-04-17, 16:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Durban local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 2m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:02
Moonset:	17:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 740 km
229 124 mi
Durban ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 668 km
227 216 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 1 minutes. (≈0.126 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 141°

Durban, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 11.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	03:52:00	04:55:00	06:02:00	07:13:00	08:25:00
Moonset:	16:13:00	16:45:00	17:21:00	18:01:00	18:49:00

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

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