moon .5deg.comMthatha, South Africa (Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-08.
All times are shown in Mthatha local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:43, Moonset: 12:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 398 754 km247 774 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 59.52% / 68.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.8 (Day)
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2026-05-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 24.9° | 103.8° | 68.8% |
| 100 | 37° | 97.4° | 68.4% |
| 200 | 49.3° | 90.4° | 68.1% |
| 300 | 61.5° | 81.2° | 67.7% |
| 400 | 73.3° | 64.4° | 67.3% |
| 500 | 81.4° | 11.6° | 66.9% |
| 600 | 75.9° | 304.2° | 66.6% |
| 700 | 64.4° | 283.1° | 66.2% |
| 800 | 52.1° | 273° | 65.8% |
| 900 | 39.7° | 265.7° | 65.4% |
| 1000 | 27.4° | 259.3° | 65% |
| 1100 | 15.4° | 253° | 64.6% |
| 1200 | 3.7° | 246.2° | 64.3% |
| 1300 | -7.4° | 238.5° | 63.9% |
| 1400 | -17.5° | 229.4° | 63.5% |
| 1500 | -26.2° | 218.3° | 63.1% |
| 1600 | -32.8° | 204.8° | 62.7% |
| 1700 | -36.6° | 189° | 62.3% |
| 1800 | -36.9° | 172° | 61.9% |
| 1900 | -33.6° | 155.9° | 61.5% |
| 2000 | -27.4° | 141.9° | 61.1% |
| 2100 | -18.9° | 130.4° | 60.7% |
| 2200 | -8.9° | 120.8° | 60.3% |
| 2300 | 2° | 112.7° | 59.9% |
| 2400 | 13.6° | 105.4° | 59.5% |