moon .5deg.comNewcastle, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-03.
All times are shown in Newcastle local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:22, Moonset: 07:57.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 830 km251 550 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 95.58% / 98.66%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16.3 (Day)
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2026-05-03
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 78° | 76° | 98.7% |
| 100 | 86.3° | 334.5° | 98.6% |
| 200 | 75.1° | 278.8° | 98.5% |
| 300 | 62.3° | 269.3° | 98.4% |
| 400 | 49.5° | 263.5° | 98.3% |
| 500 | 36.9° | 258.5° | 98.2% |
| 600 | 24.4° | 253.4° | 98.1% |
| 700 | 12.4° | 247.9° | 97.9% |
| 800 | 0.8° | 241.7° | 97.8% |
| 900 | -10° | 234.2° | 97.7% |
| 1000 | -19.8° | 225.1° | 97.6% |
| 1100 | -27.9° | 213.9° | 97.5% |
| 1200 | -33.7° | 200.2° | 97.3% |
| 1300 | -36.3° | 184.6° | 97.2% |
| 1400 | -35.5° | 168.5° | 97.1% |
| 1500 | -31.2° | 153.7° | 96.9% |
| 1600 | -24.2° | 141.3° | 96.8% |
| 1700 | -15.2° | 131.2° | 96.7% |
| 1800 | -4.9° | 123.1° | 96.5% |
| 1900 | 6.3° | 116.5° | 96.4% |
| 2000 | 18.1° | 110.9° | 96.2% |
| 2100 | 30.3° | 106.1° | 96.1% |
| 2200 | 42.8° | 101.7° | 95.9% |
| 2300 | 55.4° | 97.5° | 95.7% |
| 2400 | 68.2° | 93.1° | 95.6% |