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: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 11:54 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Knysna 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 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:00
Moonset:	22:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 424 km
241 355 mi
Knysna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 045 km
238 013 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 16.2%):

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

Moon illumination angle = 172°

Knysna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 34.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 73.3°):

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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:	08:05:00	08:33:00	09:00:00	09:28:00	09:57:00
Moonset:	20:01:00	21:06:00	22:08:00	23:09:00	00:00:00

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

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