Newcastle, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Newcastle (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba District Municipality). Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-16, 06:59 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Newcastle local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.3%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 13d 9h 37m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:28
Moonset:	19:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 488 km
230 832 mi
Newcastle ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 750 km
230 995 mi
View angle: 0.536°

Newcastle on map:

Newcastle

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-27.75796°
Longitude:	29.9318°
Country:	South Africa KwaZulu-Natal
Population:	404 838

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 4.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 1 hours, 3 minutes. (≈2.044 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 128°

Newcastle, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -18.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 80.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17	2026-07-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	06:55:00	07:46:00	08:28:00	09:04:00	09:37:00
Moonset:	17:28:00	18:39:00	19:48:00	20:51:00	21:51:00

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

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