moon .5deg.comNewcastle, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-23.
All times are shown in Newcastle local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:36, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 377 553 km234 601 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 44.02% / 54.79%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.3 (Day)
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2026-05-23
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -10.2° | 281.8° | 44% |
| 100 | -22.8° | 275.4° | 44.5% |
| 200 | -35.5° | 268.6° | 44.9% |
| 300 | -48.1° | 260.4° | 45.4% |
| 400 | -60.4° | 248.5° | 45.8% |
| 500 | -71.1° | 225.7° | 46.3% |
| 600 | -75.9° | 177.2° | 46.7% |
| 700 | -69.9° | 132.2° | 47.2% |
| 800 | -58.7° | 111.7° | 47.6% |
| 900 | -46.3° | 100.6° | 48.1% |
| 1000 | -33.4° | 92.8° | 48.5% |
| 1100 | -20.5° | 86.4° | 49% |
| 1200 | -7.6° | 80.2° | 49.4% |
| 1300 | 5° | 73.7° | 49.9% |
| 1400 | 17.2° | 66.2° | 50.3% |
| 1500 | 28.7° | 57.1° | 50.8% |
| 1600 | 38.9° | 45.1° | 51.2% |
| 1700 | 46.8° | 28.9° | 51.7% |
| 1800 | 51.2° | 8.1° | 52.1% |
| 1900 | 50.7° | 345.4° | 52.6% |
| 2000 | 45.6° | 325.3° | 53% |
| 2100 | 37.1° | 310° | 53.5% |
| 2200 | 26.6° | 298.4° | 53.9% |
| 2300 | 15° | 289.4° | 54.3% |
| 2400 | 2.7° | 281.9° | 54.8% |