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: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Orkney local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 07:25, Moonset: 17:56.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 713 km226 001 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.7 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -86.5° | 223.2° | 0% |
| 100 | -79.1° | 100.1° | 0% |
| 200 | -66.4° | 89.6° | 0% |
| 300 | -53.6° | 84° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -41° | 79.3° | 0.1% |
| 500 | -28.5° | 74.6° | 0.1% |
| 600 | -16.3° | 69.5° | 0.2% |
| 700 | -4.7° | 63.8° | 0.2% |
| 800 | 6.5° | 57° | 0.3% |
| 900 | 16.6° | 48.8° | 0.3% |
| 1000 | 25.4° | 38.5° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 32.2° | 25.9° | 0.5% |
| 1200 | 36.1° | 11.1° | 0.5% |
| 1300 | 36.7° | 355° | 0.6% |
| 1400 | 33.8° | 339.6° | 0.7% |
| 1500 | 27.8° | 326.3° | 0.8% |
| 1600 | 19.7° | 315.4° | 0.9% |
| 1700 | 9.9° | 306.8° | 1% |
| 1800 | -0.9° | 299.7° | 1.1% |
| 1900 | -12.4° | 293.9° | 1.2% |
| 2000 | -24.3° | 289.1° | 1.3% |
| 2100 | -36.6° | 284.8° | 1.4% |
| 2200 | -49.1° | 281° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | -61.7° | 277.7° | 1.7% |
| 2400 | -74.5° | 274.8° | 1.8% |