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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 09:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 11d 1h 24m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:23
Moonset:	21:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 906 km
227 363 mi
Mossel Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 373 km
227 654 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 0 hours, 23 minutes. (≈4.016 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 121°

Mossel Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 71.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:20:00	10:26:00	11:23:00	12:07:00	12:44:00
Moonset:	18:55:00	20:05:00	21:18:00	22:30:00	23:39:00

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

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