East London, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in East London (South Africa, Eastern Cape, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 15:02 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in East London 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 19h 43m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:55
Moonset:	20:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 513 km
227 741 mi
East London ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 514 km
224 634 mi
View angle: 0.543°

East London on map:

East London

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.01529°
Longitude:	27.91162°
Country:	South Africa Eastern Cape
Population:	478 676

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 42 minutes. (≈4.279 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -170°

East London, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 11.2°):

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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:	08:51:00	09:58:00	10:55:00	11:41:00	12:18:00
Moonset:	18:34:00	19:45:00	20:57:00	22:09:00	23:17:00

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

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