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, 2026-07-03, 18:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Mthatha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 25d 21h 55m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:28
Moonset:	09:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 952 km
244 790 mi
Mthatha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 332 km
245 026 mi
View angle: 0.506°

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: 87.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 3 hours, 23 minutes. (≈18.141 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 1°

Mthatha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -19.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 122°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:30:00	19:29:00	20:28:00	21:26:00	22:24:00
Moonset:	08:15:00	08:52:00	09:25:00	09:54:00	10:21:00

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

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