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, 2026-10-23, 21:49 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 8h 24m 2s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:43
Moonset:	03:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 384 467 km
238 897 mi
Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 377 457 km
234 541 mi
View angle: 0.518°

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: 93.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 6 hours, 27 minutes. (≈12.269 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -142°

Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 55.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:44:00	14:42:00	15:43:00	16:46:00	17:52:00
Moonset:	02:26:00	02:55:00	03:23:00	03:52:00	04:22:00

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

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