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, 2026-04-15, 14:15 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 8m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:28
Moonset:	16:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 426 km
234 522 mi
Mossel Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 448 km
231 429 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 8 hours, 22 minutes. (≈27.348 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 22°

Mossel Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 296.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:20:00	03:24:00	04:28:00	05:35:00	06:45:00
Moonset:	15:53:00	16:21:00	16:49:00	17:18:00	17:51:00

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

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