moon .5deg.comNewcastle, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-08.
All times are shown in Newcastle local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:47, Moonset: 12:02.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 398 754 km247 774 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 59.52% / 68.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.8 (Day)
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2026-05-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 25° | 105.1° | 68.8% |
| 100 | 37.4° | 99.8° | 68.4% |
| 200 | 50.1° | 94.4° | 68.1% |
| 300 | 62.9° | 87.7° | 67.7% |
| 400 | 75.6° | 75.5° | 67.3% |
| 500 | 85.4° | 8.2° | 66.9% |
| 600 | 76.7° | 287.7° | 66.6% |
| 700 | 64° | 274.4° | 66.2% |
| 800 | 51.2° | 267.5° | 65.8% |
| 900 | 38.3° | 262.1° | 65.4% |
| 1000 | 25.7° | 257° | 65% |
| 1100 | 13.2° | 251.6° | 64.6% |
| 1200 | 1.2° | 245.5° | 64.3% |
| 1300 | -10.2° | 238.4° | 63.9% |
| 1400 | -20.7° | 229.6° | 63.5% |
| 1500 | -29.8° | 218.6° | 63.1% |
| 1600 | -36.7° | 204.7° | 62.7% |
| 1700 | -40.5° | 188° | 62.3% |
| 1800 | -40.5° | 170.2° | 61.9% |
| 1900 | -36.7° | 153.6° | 61.5% |
| 2000 | -29.7° | 139.6° | 61.1% |
| 2100 | -20.6° | 128.5° | 60.7% |
| 2200 | -10° | 119.6° | 60.3% |
| 2300 | 1.4° | 112.2° | 59.9% |
| 2400 | 13.5° | 105.8° | 59.5% |