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: 2026-12-27.
All times are shown in Orkney local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:15, Moonset: 08:52.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 367 828 km228 558 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 79.72% / 88.29%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18.6 (Day)
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2026-12-27
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 27.7° | 49° | 88.3% |
| 100 | 36.6° | 36.7° | 88% |
| 200 | 43° | 20.8° | 87.6% |
| 300 | 45.8° | 1.8° | 87.3% |
| 400 | 44.2° | 342.3° | 87% |
| 500 | 38.7° | 325.4° | 86.6% |
| 600 | 30.4° | 311.9° | 86.3% |
| 700 | 20.2° | 301.5° | 86% |
| 800 | 8.8° | 293.2° | 85.6% |
| 900 | -3.2° | 286.2° | 85.3% |
| 1000 | -15.7° | 279.8° | 84.9% |
| 1100 | -28.4° | 273.6° | 84.6% |
| 1200 | -41.2° | 266.8° | 84.2% |
| 1300 | -53.9° | 258° | 83.8% |
| 1400 | -65.9° | 243.7° | 83.5% |
| 1500 | -75.5° | 211.4° | 83.1% |
| 1600 | -75.7° | 152.4° | 82.8% |
| 1700 | -66.3° | 119.1° | 82.4% |
| 1800 | -54.2° | 104.5° | 82% |
| 1900 | -41.3° | 95.7° | 81.6% |
| 2000 | -28.4° | 89° | 81.3% |
| 2100 | -15.4° | 83.1° | 80.9% |
| 2200 | -2.5° | 77° | 80.5% |
| 2300 | 10° | 70.4° | 80.1% |
| 2400 | 21.9° | 62.6° | 79.7% |