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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:56 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Durban 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 23h 50m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:33
Moonset:	20:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 067 km
227 464 mi
Durban ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 714 km
226 001 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.089 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 137°

Durban, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 55.8°):

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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:	08:28:00	09:35:00	10:33:00	11:21:00	12:00:00
Moonset:	18:32:00	19:41:00	20:53:00	22:02:00	23:08:00

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

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