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: Saturday, 2026-06-13, 04:40 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Orkney local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 2.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 7.36%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 01:58; remaining time: 16d 21h 17m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:59
Moonset:	15:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 155 km
226 897 mi
Orkney ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 935 km
226 138 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 6.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 4 hours, 8 minutes. (≈27.172 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -66°

Orkney, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 65.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14	2026-06-15
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	02:42:00	03:48:00	04:59:00	06:12:00	07:23:00
Moonset:	14:06:00	14:48:00	15:38:00	16:37:00	17:45:00

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

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