Klerksdorp, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Klerksdorp (South Africa, North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 02:45 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Klerksdorp local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 3h 34m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:22
Moonset:	22:43

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 330 km
243 161 mi
Klerksdorp ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 494 km
245 127 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Klerksdorp on map:

Klerksdorp

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.85213°
Longitude:	26.66672°
Country:	South Africa North-West
Population:	178 921

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 12 hours, 10 minutes. (≈4.507 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -177°

Klerksdorp, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 200.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:18:00	08:50:00	09:22:00	09:55:00	10:31:00
Moonset:	20:48:00	21:46:00	22:43:00	23:40:00	00:00:00

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

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