Grahamstown, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Grahamstown (South Africa, Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-07-26, 19:21 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Grahamstown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 2d 21h 15m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:33
Moonset:	04:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 279 km
251 829 mi
Grahamstown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 398 299 km
247 492 mi
View angle: 0.491°

Grahamstown on map:

Grahamstown

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.30422°
Longitude:	26.53276°
Country:	South Africa Eastern Cape
Population:	91 548

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 92.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 3 hours, 10 minutes. (≈12.132 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -152°

Grahamstown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 55.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 92°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	12:58:00	13:43:00	14:33:00	15:29:00	16:28:00
Moonset:	03:04:00	04:02:00	04:56:00	05:45:00	06:28:00

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

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