moon .5deg.comMthatha, South Africa (Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-17.
All times are shown in Mthatha local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:12, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 387 815 km240 977 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 46.96% / 57.17%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.6 (Day)
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2026-12-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -1.5° | 268.7° | 47% |
| 100 | -13.9° | 261.2° | 47.4% |
| 200 | -26.2° | 252.7° | 47.8% |
| 300 | -37.8° | 242.3° | 48.2% |
| 400 | -48.2° | 228.3° | 48.6% |
| 500 | -56.1° | 208.2° | 49.1% |
| 600 | -59.6° | 181.4° | 49.5% |
| 700 | -57.2° | 153.8° | 49.9% |
| 800 | -49.9° | 132.5° | 50.3% |
| 900 | -39.9° | 117.5° | 50.8% |
| 1000 | -28.5° | 106.4° | 51.2% |
| 1100 | -16.5° | 97.5° | 51.6% |
| 1200 | -4.4° | 89.5° | 52% |
| 1300 | 8° | 81.6° | 52.5% |
| 1400 | 19.9° | 73° | 52.9% |
| 1500 | 31.3° | 62.9° | 53.3% |
| 1600 | 41.4° | 50° | 53.7% |
| 1700 | 49.4° | 32.6° | 54.2% |
| 1800 | 53.8° | 10.2° | 54.6% |
| 1900 | 53.1° | 345.8° | 55% |
| 2000 | 47.6° | 324.6° | 55.5% |
| 2100 | 38.8° | 308.7° | 55.9% |
| 2200 | 28.2° | 296.8° | 56.3% |
| 2300 | 16.6° | 287.4° | 56.7% |
| 2400 | 4.4° | 279.4° | 57.2% |