Heidelberg, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Heidelberg (South Africa, Gauteng, Sedibeng District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 21:39 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Heidelberg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 8h 40m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:43
Moonset:	21:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 348 km
242 551 mi
Heidelberg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 552 km
241 435 mi
View angle: 0.51°

Heidelberg on map:

Heidelberg

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.50476°
Longitude:	28.35921°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	64 199

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 11 minutes. (≈4.299 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -91°

Heidelberg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 259.6°):

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Heidelberg

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:39:00	08:11:00	08:43:00	09:15:00	09:49:00
Moonset:	19:42:00	20:41:00	21:39:00	22:35:00	23:32:00

Heidelberg moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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