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, 2026-09-23, 01:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 85.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.55%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 3d 17h 6m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:23
Moonset:	04:29

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 599 km
247 678 mi
Mossel Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 399 km
244 447 mi
View angle: 0.5°

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: 85.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 2 hours, 42 minutes. (≈11.113 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -142°

Mossel Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 32.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	13:21:00	14:21:00	15:23:00	16:23:00	17:26:00
Moonset:	03:22:00	03:58:00	04:29:00	04:58:00	05:25:00

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

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