Mossel Bay, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mossel Bay (South Africa, Western Cape, Eden District Municipality). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 20:31 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 9h 48m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:34
Moonset:	05:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 669 km
248 964 mi
Mossel Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 499 km
244 509 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Mossel Bay on map:

Mossel Bay

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-34.18307°
Longitude:	22.14605°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	59 031

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 94.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 11 hours, 28 minutes. (≈12.478 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -148°

Mossel Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 58.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 74.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:35:00	14:33:00	15:34:00	16:35:00	17:36:00
Moonset:	04:00:00	04:46:00	05:25:00	05:59:00	06:30:00

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

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