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: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 11:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 8h 2m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:26
Moonset:	18:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 345 km
227 636 mi
Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 869 km
224 234 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: 1.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 0 hours, 38 minutes. (≈1.026 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 122°

Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 35.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 24°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:06:00	06:14:00	07:26:00	08:39:00	09:53:00
Moonset:	16:53:00	17:28:00	18:07:00	18:54:00	19:49:00

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

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