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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 05:49 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Grahamstown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 13h 0m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:05
Moonset:	03:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 219 km
249 306 mi
Grahamstown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 834 km
249 688 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 79.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 8 hours, 14 minutes. (≈10.343 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 172°

Grahamstown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -22.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 223.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:06:00	13:05:00	14:05:00	15:06:00	16:06:00
Moonset:	02:19:00	03:01:00	03:38:00	04:10:00	04:39:00

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

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