moon .5deg.comNewcastle, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-28.
All times are shown in Newcastle local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:09, Moonset: 06:20.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 390 547 km242 675 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 99.41% / 100%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 (Day)
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2026-08-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 72.8° | 348.3° | 99.9% |
| 100 | 65.9° | 311.8° | 100% |
| 200 | 54.8° | 293.1° | 100% |
| 300 | 42.4° | 282.2° | 100% |
| 400 | 29.6° | 274.3° | 100% |
| 500 | 16.6° | 267.6° | 100% |
| 600 | 3.7° | 261.2° | 100% |
| 700 | -9° | 254.5° | 100% |
| 800 | -21.3° | 246.7° | 100% |
| 900 | -32.9° | 237° | 100% |
| 1000 | -43° | 224° | 100% |
| 1100 | -50.7° | 206.1° | 100% |
| 1200 | -54.2° | 183.1° | 99.9% |
| 1300 | -52.4° | 159° | 99.9% |
| 1400 | -45.9° | 139.2° | 99.9% |
| 1500 | -36.5° | 124.6° | 99.9% |
| 1600 | -25.4° | 113.8° | 99.8% |
| 1700 | -13.4° | 105.2° | 99.8% |
| 1800 | -0.9° | 97.9° | 99.7% |
| 1900 | 11.9° | 91° | 99.7% |
| 2000 | 24.6° | 83.7° | 99.7% |
| 2100 | 37.2° | 75.2° | 99.6% |
| 2200 | 49.1° | 63.9° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 59.6° | 46.5° | 99.5% |
| 2400 | 66.3° | 17.9° | 99.4% |