moon .5deg.comOrkney, South Africa (North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-17.
All times are shown in Orkney local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:20, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 387 815 km240 977 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 46.96% / 57.17%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.6 (Day)
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2026-12-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 0.3° | 269.8° | 47% |
| 100 | -12.7° | 263.3° | 47.4% |
| 200 | -25.6° | 256.1° | 47.8% |
| 300 | -38.1° | 247.2° | 48.2% |
| 400 | -49.6° | 234.7° | 48.6% |
| 500 | -59.1° | 215.6° | 49.1% |
| 600 | -64.1° | 186.5° | 49.5% |
| 700 | -62.1° | 154.3° | 49.9% |
| 800 | -54.3° | 130.7° | 50.3% |
| 900 | -43.6° | 115.6° | 50.8% |
| 1000 | -31.5° | 105.2° | 51.2% |
| 1100 | -18.9° | 97.1° | 51.6% |
| 1200 | -6.1° | 90.1° | 52% |
| 1300 | 6.7° | 83.2° | 52.5% |
| 1400 | 19.4° | 75.8° | 52.9% |
| 1500 | 31.5° | 67° | 53.3% |
| 1600 | 42.8° | 55.3° | 53.7% |
| 1700 | 52.1° | 38.8° | 54.2% |
| 1800 | 57.9° | 15.4° | 54.6% |
| 1900 | 58° | 347.9° | 55% |
| 2000 | 52.4° | 324.2° | 55.5% |
| 2100 | 43.1° | 307.5° | 55.9% |
| 2200 | 31.9° | 295.9° | 56.3% |
| 2300 | 19.7° | 287.2° | 56.7% |
| 2400 | 7° | 280.1° | 57.2% |