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, 2026-07-29, 11:13 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.53%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 0d 5h 23m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:44
Moonset:	07:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 318 km
248 746 mi
Mossel Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 875 km
249 714 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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 13 hours, 13 minutes. (≈14.551 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 159°

Mossel Bay, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -31.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 200.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	15:45:00	16:43:00	17:44:00	18:45:00	19:46:00
Moonset:	06:06:00	06:49:00	07:26:00	07:59:00	08:27:00

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

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