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: 2026-12-23.
All times are shown in Orkney local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:52, Moonset: 04:08.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 364 267 km226 345 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 97.95% / 99.96%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 (Day)
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2026-12-23
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 34.1° | 344.7° | 98% |
| 100 | 29.1° | 330.8° | 98.1% |
| 200 | 21.8° | 319.3° | 98.2% |
| 300 | 12.6° | 310° | 98.4% |
| 400 | 2.2° | 302.5° | 98.5% |
| 500 | -8.9° | 296.3° | 98.6% |
| 600 | -20.7° | 291.2° | 98.7% |
| 700 | -32.8° | 286.8° | 98.8% |
| 800 | -45.2° | 282.9° | 99% |
| 900 | -57.7° | 279.6° | 99.1% |
| 1000 | -70.4° | 276.9° | 99.2% |
| 1100 | -83.1° | 276.9° | 99.2% |
| 1200 | -84.1° | 82.3° | 99.3% |
| 1300 | -71.4° | 83.2° | 99.4% |
| 1400 | -58.7° | 80.5° | 99.5% |
| 1500 | -46.2° | 77.2° | 99.6% |
| 1600 | -33.8° | 73.4° | 99.6% |
| 1700 | -21.7° | 69° | 99.7% |
| 1800 | -9.9° | 64° | 99.7% |
| 1900 | 1.3° | 57.9° | 99.8% |
| 2000 | 11.7° | 50.5° | 99.8% |
| 2100 | 20.9° | 41.4° | 99.9% |
| 2200 | 28.4° | 30.1° | 99.9% |
| 2300 | 33.5° | 16.5° | 99.9% |
| 2400 | 35.5° | 1.2° | 100% |