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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:37 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Newcastle local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 9m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:32
Moonset:	21:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 139 km
227 508 mi
Newcastle ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 974 km
225 542 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 53 minutes. (≈4.12 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 143°

Newcastle, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 12.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 51.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:26:00	09:34:00	10:32:00	11:21:00	12:01:00
Moonset:	18:43:00	19:52:00	21:03:00	22:11:00	23:16:00

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

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