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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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 08:49 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 10h 1m 4s.


Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise: 13:59
Moonset: 03:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 860 km
249 083 mi

Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 025 km
250 428 mi

View angle: 0.497°

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: 80.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 10 hours, 59 minutes. (≈10.458 Day)

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Moon illumination angle = 146°


Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -38.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 176.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

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date:2026-09-20 2026-09-21 2026-09-22 2026-09-23 2026-09-24
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Moonrise:12:02:0013:00:0013:59:0014:59:0015:58:00
Moonset:02:04:0002:47:0003:25:0003:58:0004:28:00

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

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