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, 2026-07-03, 15:48 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Grahamstown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 26d 0h 49m 2s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:34
Moonset:	09:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 448 km
245 099 mi
Grahamstown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 831 km
246 579 mi
View angle: 0.505°

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: 88.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 0 hours, 40 minutes. (≈18.028 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 23°

Grahamstown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 166°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:35:00	19:35:00	20:34:00	21:34:00	22:33:00
Moonset:	08:29:00	09:05:00	09:37:00	10:05:00	10:31:00

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

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