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, 2026-07-03, 18:31 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Orkney local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.17%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 25d 22h 5m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:43
Moonset:	09:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 983 km
244 810 mi
Orkney ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 976 km
245 427 mi
View angle: 0.505°

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: 87.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 3 hours, 13 minutes. (≈18.134 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 5°

Orkney, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -25.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 123.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	18:50:00	19:47:00	20:43:00	21:39:00	22:34:00
Moonset:	08:12:00	08:51:00	09:26:00	09:58:00	10:28:00

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

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