Knysna, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Knysna (South Africa, Western Cape, Eden District Municipality). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 06:07 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Knysna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 3d 0h 6m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:07
Moonset:	03:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 661 km
240 882 mi
Knysna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 388 851 km
241 621 mi
View angle: 0.514°

Knysna on map:

Knysna

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-34.03627°
Longitude:	23.04713°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	68 659

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 89.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 14 hours, 32 minutes. (≈11.606 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 167°

Knysna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 247.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:04:00	15:05:00	16:07:00	17:12:00	18:19:00
Moonset:	02:53:00	03:21:00	03:47:00	04:14:00	04:43:00

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

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