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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:57 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 20h 49m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:47
Moonset:	20:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 392 km
227 665 mi
Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 662 km
224 726 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 5 hours, 29 minutes. (≈4.229 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 176°

Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 26°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:43:00	09:50:00	10:47:00	11:34:00	12:12:00
Moonset:	18:36:00	19:45:00	20:57:00	22:08:00	23:15:00

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

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