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: Friday, 2026-10-23, 04:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Orkney local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 3d 1h 29m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:51
Moonset:	03:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 941 km
241 055 mi
Orkney ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 879 km
241 017 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 88.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 13 hours, 9 minutes. (≈11.548 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 179°

Orkney, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:57:00	14:54:00	15:51:00	16:51:00	17:54:00
Moonset:	02:28:00	03:00:00	03:31:00	04:02:00	04:36:00

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

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