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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:19 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Orkney local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 21h 27m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:43
Moonset:	21:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 322 km
227 622 mi
Orkney ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 716 km
224 760 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 47 minutes. (≈4.199 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 165°

Orkney, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 36.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:37:00	09:45:00	10:43:00	11:33:00	12:13:00
Moonset:	18:59:00	20:08:00	21:18:00	22:26:00	23:31:00

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

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