moon .5deg.comGrahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Grahamstown local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 07:44, Moonset: 17:38.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 713 km226 001 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.7 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -80.8° | 195.8° | 0% |
| 100 | -76.6° | 127.6° | 0% |
| 200 | -65.7° | 103.9° | 0% |
| 300 | -53.9° | 92.7° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -41.9° | 84.9° | 0.1% |
| 500 | -30.1° | 78.1° | 0.1% |
| 600 | -18.6° | 71.4° | 0.2% |
| 700 | -7.5° | 64.4° | 0.2% |
| 800 | 2.9° | 56.6° | 0.3% |
| 900 | 12.3° | 47.6° | 0.3% |
| 1000 | 20.3° | 37° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 26.4° | 24.6° | 0.5% |
| 1200 | 29.9° | 10.4° | 0.5% |
| 1300 | 30.4° | 355.5° | 0.6% |
| 1400 | 27.9° | 341° | 0.7% |
| 1500 | 22.6° | 328° | 0.8% |
| 1600 | 15.2° | 316.9° | 0.9% |
| 1700 | 6.2° | 307.5° | 1% |
| 1800 | -3.9° | 299.6° | 1.1% |
| 1900 | -14.7° | 292.6° | 1.2% |
| 2000 | -26.1° | 286.3° | 1.3% |
| 2100 | -37.8° | 280.2° | 1.4% |
| 2200 | -49.8° | 273.8° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | -61.8° | 265.9° | 1.7% |
| 2400 | -73.6° | 252.8° | 1.8% |