moon .5deg.comGrahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-02.
All times are shown in Grahamstown local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:43, Moonset: 07:27.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 403 252 km250 569 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 98.66% / 99.96%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15.4 (Day)
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2026-05-02
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 76.7° | 20.3° | 100% |
| 100 | 74.9° | 323.1° | 99.9% |
| 200 | 65.3° | 293.7° | 99.9% |
| 300 | 53.8° | 279.5° | 99.9% |
| 400 | 41.8° | 270.1° | 99.9% |
| 500 | 29.7° | 262.5° | 99.8% |
| 600 | 17.9° | 255.4° | 99.8% |
| 700 | 6.4° | 248° | 99.8% |
| 800 | -4.4° | 240° | 99.7% |
| 900 | -14.3° | 230.7° | 99.7% |
| 1000 | -22.8° | 219.7° | 99.6% |
| 1100 | -29.4° | 206.6° | 99.6% |
| 1200 | -33.2° | 191.6° | 99.5% |
| 1300 | -33.8° | 175.5° | 99.5% |
| 1400 | -31.1° | 160° | 99.4% |
| 1500 | -25.4° | 146.2° | 99.4% |
| 1600 | -17.5° | 134.6° | 99.3% |
| 1700 | -8.1° | 124.9° | 99.2% |
| 1800 | 2.4° | 116.7° | 99.2% |
| 1900 | 13.7° | 109.5° | 99.1% |
| 2000 | 25.4° | 102.8° | 99% |
| 2100 | 37.4° | 96.2° | 98.9% |
| 2200 | 49.6° | 88.8° | 98.8% |
| 2300 | 61.7° | 79.2° | 98.8% |
| 2400 | 73.2° | 61.6° | 98.7% |