Mthatha, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mthatha (South Africa, Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 23:52 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.36%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.8%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 01:58; remaining time: 17d 2h 5m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:48
Moonset:	14:29

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 598 km
227 172 mi
Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 503 km
229 599 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Mthatha on map:

Mthatha

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-31.58893°
Longitude:	28.78443°
Country:	South Africa Eastern Cape
Population:	78 663

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 7.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 22 hours, 37 minutes. (≈26.942 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -33°

Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -62.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 100.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	01:34:00	02:38:00	03:48:00	05:02:00	06:16:00
Moonset:	13:17:00	13:50:00	14:29:00	15:17:00	16:14:00

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

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