moon .5deg.comGrahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-16.
All times are shown in Grahamstown local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 06:27, Moonset: 16:46.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 365 329 km227 005 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0% / 1.27%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 29 (Day)
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2026-05-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -73.5° | 140° | 1.3% |
| 100 | -63.9° | 113.1° | 1.2% |
| 200 | -52.4° | 99.4° | 1.1% |
| 300 | -40.4° | 90.1° | 1% |
| 400 | -28.5° | 82.5° | 0.9% |
| 500 | -16.8° | 75.3° | 0.8% |
| 600 | -5.4° | 67.9° | 0.7% |
| 700 | 5.3° | 59.8° | 0.6% |
| 800 | 15.1° | 50.5° | 0.5% |
| 900 | 23.5° | 39.4° | 0.5% |
| 1000 | 29.9° | 26.3° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 33.6° | 11.2° | 0.3% |
| 1200 | 34.1° | 355.1° | 0.3% |
| 1300 | 31.3° | 339.7° | 0.2% |
| 1400 | 25.6° | 326° | 0.2% |
| 1500 | 17.7° | 314.5° | 0.1% |
| 1600 | 8.3° | 304.9° | 0.1% |
| 1700 | -2.1° | 296.7° | 0.1% |
| 1800 | -13.3° | 289.6° | 0% |
| 1900 | -24.9° | 282.9° | 0% |
| 2000 | -36.9° | 276.4° | 0% |
| 2100 | -49° | 269.2° | 0% |
| 2200 | -61° | 259.9° | 0% |
| 2300 | -72.5° | 243.4° | 0% |
| 2400 | -80.8° | 195.8° | 0% |