moon .5deg.comGrahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Grahamstown local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 16:48, Moonset: 02:04.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 541 km229 622 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 86% / 93.13%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.7 (Day)
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2026-12-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 21.4° | 317.1° | 86% |
| 100 | 12.3° | 306.8° | 86.3% |
| 200 | 2° | 298.2° | 86.7% |
| 300 | -9° | 290.7° | 87% |
| 400 | -20.7° | 283.8° | 87.3% |
| 500 | -32.6° | 277.1° | 87.7% |
| 600 | -44.7° | 270° | 88% |
| 700 | -56.8° | 261.1° | 88.3% |
| 800 | -68.5° | 247° | 88.6% |
| 900 | -78.1° | 213.5° | 88.9% |
| 1000 | -78.1° | 145.4° | 89.2% |
| 1100 | -68.6° | 111.7° | 89.5% |
| 1200 | -57° | 97.5° | 89.8% |
| 1300 | -45° | 88.6° | 90.1% |
| 1400 | -33.1° | 81.3° | 90.4% |
| 1500 | -21.4° | 74.5° | 90.7% |
| 1600 | -10° | 67.6° | 91% |
| 1700 | 0.7° | 59.9° | 91.3% |
| 1800 | 10.5° | 51.2° | 91.5% |
| 1900 | 19.1° | 41° | 91.8% |
| 2000 | 25.9° | 28.9° | 92.1% |
| 2100 | 30.3° | 14.9° | 92.4% |
| 2200 | 31.7° | 359.8° | 92.6% |
| 2300 | 30° | 344.7° | 92.9% |
| 2400 | 25.3° | 331° | 93.1% |