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: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 22:17 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 8h 2m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:38
Moonset:	21:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 471 km
242 628 mi
Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 449 km
241 993 mi
View angle: 0.51°

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: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 48 minutes. (≈4.325 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -101°

Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -6.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:40:00	08:10:00	08:38:00	09:07:00	09:38:00
Moonset:	19:39:00	20:41:00	21:42:00	22:41:00	23:41:00

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

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