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: Friday, 2026-10-23, 07:36 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Grahamstown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 22h 36m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:53
Moonset:	03:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 361 km
240 695 mi
Grahamstown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 177 km
242 445 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 89.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 16 hours, 2 minutes. (≈11.668 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 151°

Grahamstown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 225.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:51:00	14:51:00	15:53:00	16:56:00	18:04:00
Moonset:	02:38:00	03:06:00	03:33:00	04:00:00	04:30:00

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

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