Orkney, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Orkney (South Africa, North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 17:15 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Orkney local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 13h 4m 26s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:50
Moonset:	21:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 486 km
242 015 mi
Orkney ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 395 km
237 609 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Orkney on map:

Orkney

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.98023°
Longitude:	26.67272°
Country:	South Africa North-West
Population:	145 801

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -98°

Orkney, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 299.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:46:00	08:18:00	08:50:00	09:22:00	09:55:00
Moonset:	19:49:00	20:48:00	21:46:00	22:43:00	23:40:00

Orkney moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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