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: 2026-08-31.
All times are shown in Orkney local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:18, Moonset: 08:06.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 376 465 km233 925 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 84.78% / 91.77%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 (Day)
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2026-08-31
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 43.8° | 46.9° | 91.8% |
| 100 | 51.6° | 28.8° | 91.5% |
| 200 | 55.2° | 5.2° | 91.3% |
| 300 | 53.3° | 340.6° | 91% |
| 400 | 46.7° | 320.7° | 90.7% |
| 500 | 37.1° | 306.3° | 90.5% |
| 600 | 25.8° | 295.8° | 90.2% |
| 700 | 13.7° | 287.7° | 89.9% |
| 800 | 1° | 280.9° | 89.7% |
| 900 | -12° | 274.6° | 89.4% |
| 1000 | -25° | 268.4° | 89.1% |
| 1100 | -38° | 261.3° | 88.8% |
| 1200 | -50.7° | 252.1° | 88.5% |
| 1300 | -62.6° | 237.4° | 88.2% |
| 1400 | -71.8° | 208.5° | 87.9% |
| 1500 | -73.1° | 160.1° | 87.6% |
| 1600 | -65.2° | 125.7° | 87.3% |
| 1700 | -53.8° | 108.6° | 87% |
| 1800 | -41.4° | 98.3° | 86.7% |
| 1900 | -28.6° | 90.7° | 86.4% |
| 2000 | -15.8° | 84.1° | 86.1% |
| 2100 | -3.1° | 77.6° | 85.8% |
| 2200 | 9.2° | 70.6° | 85.4% |
| 2300 | 20.9° | 62.4° | 85.1% |
| 2400 | 31.7° | 52.1° | 84.8% |