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: Saturday, 2026-07-25, 10:27 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 80.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 4d 6h 10m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:58
Moonset:	04:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 277 km
251 828 mi
Mossel Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 406 277 km
252 449 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 84.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 21 hours, 44 minutes. (≈10.906 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 157°

Mossel Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -25.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 161.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	12:34:00	13:13:00	13:58:00	14:48:00	15:45:00
Moonset:	02:26:00	03:25:00	04:23:00	05:17:00	06:06:00

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

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