Kimberley, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kimberley (South Africa, Northern Cape, Frances Baard District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 11:54 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Kimberley 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 18h 25m 20s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:56
Moonset:	21:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 424 km
241 355 mi
Kimberley ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 793 km
237 856 mi
View angle: 0.513°

Kimberley on map:

Kimberley

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-28.73226°
Longitude:	24.76232°
Country:	South Africa Northern Cape
Population:	142 089

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 16.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 21 hours, 32 minutes. (≈3.897 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 169°

Kimberley, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.8°):

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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:	07:55:00	08:26:00	08:56:00	09:27:00	09:59:00
Moonset:	19:56:00	20:56:00	21:55:00	22:53:00	23:52:00

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

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