moon .5deg.comNewcastle, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-02-28.
All times are shown in Newcastle local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 16:44, Moonset: 02:24.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 371 044 km230 556 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 85.08% / 92.19%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.6 (Day)
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2026-02-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 25.4° | 320.8° | 85.1% |
| 100 | 16.6° | 310.4° | 85.4% |
| 200 | 6.4° | 302° | 85.8% |
| 300 | -4.7° | 295.1° | 86.1% |
| 400 | -16.5° | 289.1° | 86.4% |
| 500 | -28.7° | 283.7° | 86.7% |
| 600 | -41.2° | 278.5° | 87.1% |
| 700 | -53.8° | 272.9° | 87.4% |
| 800 | -66.5° | 265.6° | 87.7% |
| 900 | -79° | 249.3° | 88% |
| 1000 | -84.6° | 146.8° | 88.3% |
| 1100 | -73.4° | 102.5° | 88.6% |
| 1200 | -60.7° | 92.3° | 88.9% |
| 1300 | -47.9° | 86.1° | 89.2% |
| 1400 | -35.2° | 80.8° | 89.5% |
| 1500 | -22.6° | 75.7° | 89.8% |
| 1600 | -10.3° | 70.2° | 90.1% |
| 1700 | 1.5° | 64° | 90.3% |
| 1800 | 12.8° | 56.6° | 90.6% |
| 1900 | 23° | 47.5° | 90.9% |
| 2000 | 31.7° | 35.9° | 91.2% |
| 2100 | 38° | 21.4° | 91.4% |
| 2200 | 41.1° | 4.4° | 91.7% |
| 2300 | 40.2° | 346.6° | 91.9% |
| 2400 | 35.7° | 330.4° | 92.2% |