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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 05:48 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Knysna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 13h 1m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:18
Moonset:	03:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 221 km
249 307 mi
Knysna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 556 km
249 515 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 79.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 8 hours, 13 minutes. (≈10.342 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 175°

Knysna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -19.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 226.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:18:00	13:18:00	14:18:00	15:19:00	16:20:00
Moonset:	02:36:00	03:18:00	03:54:00	04:25:00	04:54:00

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

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