moon .5deg.comGrahamstown, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Cacadu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-08.
All times are shown in Grahamstown local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:49, Moonset: 12:29.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 398 754 km247 774 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 59.52% / 68.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.8 (Day)
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2026-05-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 23.5° | 104° | 68.8% |
| 100 | 35.4° | 97.2° | 68.4% |
| 200 | 47.4° | 89.6° | 68.1% |
| 300 | 59.4° | 79.9° | 67.7% |
| 400 | 70.9° | 63.4° | 67.3% |
| 500 | 79.2° | 20.7° | 66.9% |
| 600 | 76.3° | 315.7° | 66.6% |
| 700 | 65.8° | 289° | 66.2% |
| 800 | 53.9° | 276.6° | 65.8% |
| 900 | 41.7° | 268.3° | 65.4% |
| 1000 | 29.6° | 261.2° | 65% |
| 1100 | 17.7° | 254.5° | 64.6% |
| 1200 | 6.1° | 247.5° | 64.3% |
| 1300 | -4.9° | 239.7° | 63.9% |
| 1400 | -14.9° | 230.6° | 63.5% |
| 1500 | -23.7° | 219.7° | 63.1% |
| 1600 | -30.5° | 206.6° | 62.7% |
| 1700 | -34.6° | 191.3° | 62.3% |
| 1800 | -35.4° | 174.8° | 61.9% |
| 1900 | -32.8° | 158.7° | 61.5% |
| 2000 | -27.1° | 144.5° | 61.1% |
| 2100 | -19.2° | 132.4° | 60.7% |
| 2200 | -9.7° | 122.4° | 60.3% |
| 2300 | 0.9° | 113.8° | 59.9% |
| 2400 | 12.2° | 106.2° | 59.5% |