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)

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

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:02:00	13:00:00	13:59:00	14:59:00	15:58:00
Moonset:	02:04:00	02:47:00	03:25:00	03:58:00	04:28:00

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

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