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, 2026-07-03, 15:48 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Knysna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 26d 0h 49m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:48
Moonset:	09:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 394 448 km
245 099 mi
Knysna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 396 821 km
246 573 mi
View angle: 0.505°

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: 88.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 0 hours, 40 minutes. (≈18.028 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 24°

Knysna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 170.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:48:00	19:48:00	20:48:00	21:48:00	22:47:00
Moonset:	08:45:00	09:21:00	09:52:00	10:20:00	10:46:00

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

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