moon .5deg.comGrahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-03.
All times are shown in Grahamstown local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:21, Moonset: 08:26.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 830 km251 550 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 95.58% / 98.66%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16.3 (Day)
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2026-05-03
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 73.2° | 61.6° | 98.7% |
| 100 | 81° | 9.6° | 98.6% |
| 200 | 75.7° | 304.6° | 98.5% |
| 300 | 64.6° | 282.7° | 98.4% |
| 400 | 52.6° | 272° | 98.3% |
| 500 | 40.6° | 264.2° | 98.2% |
| 600 | 28.7° | 257.4° | 98.1% |
| 700 | 17.1° | 250.7° | 97.9% |
| 800 | 5.9° | 243.6° | 97.8% |
| 900 | -4.4° | 235.6° | 97.7% |
| 1000 | -13.8° | 226.3° | 97.6% |
| 1100 | -21.7° | 215.3° | 97.5% |
| 1200 | -27.4° | 202.3° | 97.3% |
| 1300 | -30.5° | 187.8° | 97.2% |
| 1400 | -30.5° | 172.7° | 97.1% |
| 1500 | -27.3° | 158.2° | 96.9% |
| 1600 | -21.5° | 145.4° | 96.8% |
| 1700 | -13.6° | 134.5° | 96.7% |
| 1800 | -4.2° | 125.4° | 96.5% |
| 1900 | 6.2° | 117.6° | 96.4% |
| 2000 | 17.3° | 110.7° | 96.2% |
| 2100 | 28.9° | 104.3° | 96.1% |
| 2200 | 40.8° | 98.1° | 95.9% |
| 2300 | 52.9° | 91.2° | 95.7% |
| 2400 | 65.1° | 82.2° | 95.6% |