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, 2026-04-17, 16:57 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Knysna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 26m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:41
Moonset:	17:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 656 km
229 072 mi
Knysna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 842 km
227 324 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.03%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 42 minutes. (≈0.154 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 142°

Knysna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 9.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 295.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:24:00	05:31:00	06:41:00	07:55:00	09:10:00
Moonset:	16:45:00	17:15:00	17:47:00	18:25:00	19:11:00

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

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