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, 2026-11-13, 00:53 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Orkney local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 18.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 16:55; remaining time: 11d 16h 1m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:05
Moonset:	22:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 394 km
251 900 mi
Orkney ↔ Moon, nearest point: 406 627 km
252 666 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 8 hours, 5 minutes. (≈3.336 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -159°

Orkney, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 210.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14	2026-11-15
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	06:23:00	07:13:00	08:05:00	09:00:00	09:55:00
Moonset:	20:53:00	21:45:00	22:32:00	23:15:00	23:52:00

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

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