moon .5deg.comMossel Bay, South Africa (Western Cape, Eden District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Mossel Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 08:05, Moonset: 17:53.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 713 km226 001 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.7 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -78.4° | 214.3° | 0% |
| 100 | -78.5° | 144.7° | 0% |
| 200 | -69° | 110.9° | 0% |
| 300 | -57.5° | 96.9° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -45.6° | 87.9° | 0.1% |
| 500 | -33.9° | 80.6° | 0.1% |
| 600 | -22.3° | 73.8° | 0.2% |
| 700 | -11.2° | 66.8° | 0.2% |
| 800 | -0.7° | 59.1° | 0.3% |
| 900 | 9° | 50.4° | 0.3% |
| 1000 | 17.4° | 40.2° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 24° | 28.4° | 0.5% |
| 1200 | 28.3° | 14.8° | 0.5% |
| 1300 | 29.7° | 0.1° | 0.6% |
| 1400 | 28.1° | 345.5° | 0.7% |
| 1500 | 23.6° | 332° | 0.8% |
| 1600 | 16.9° | 320.3° | 0.9% |
| 1700 | 8.5° | 310.4° | 1% |
| 1800 | -1.2° | 301.9° | 1.1% |
| 1900 | -11.7° | 294.5° | 1.2% |
| 2000 | -22.9° | 287.8° | 1.3% |
| 2100 | -34.4° | 281.5° | 1.4% |
| 2200 | -46.2° | 274.9° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | -58.1° | 267.2° | 1.7% |
| 2400 | -69.9° | 255.7° | 1.8% |