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: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 17:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Newcastle local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 12h 57m 56s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:36
Moonset:	21:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 507 km
242 029 mi
Newcastle ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 679 km
237 786 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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, 56 minutes. (≈4.123 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -97°

Newcastle, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 52.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 295.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:33:00	08:05:00	08:36:00	09:07:00	09:40:00
Moonset:	19:35:00	20:34:00	21:33:00	22:30:00	23:28:00

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

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