moon .5deg.comPiet Retief, South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gert Sibande District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-28.
All times are shown in Piet Retief local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:05, Moonset: 06:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 390 547 km242 675 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 99.41% / 100%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 (Day)
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2026-08-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 73.3° | 344.9° | 99.9% |
| 100 | 65.8° | 309° | 100% |
| 200 | 54.4° | 291.3° | 100% |
| 300 | 41.8° | 280.9° | 100% |
| 400 | 28.8° | 273.4° | 100% |
| 500 | 15.8° | 267° | 100% |
| 600 | 2.8° | 260.8° | 100% |
| 700 | -10° | 254.2° | 100% |
| 800 | -22.3° | 246.5° | 100% |
| 900 | -33.9° | 236.8° | 100% |
| 1000 | -44.1° | 223.6° | 100% |
| 1100 | -51.7° | 205.2° | 100% |
| 1200 | -55° | 181.6° | 99.9% |
| 1300 | -52.8° | 157.3° | 99.9% |
| 1400 | -46° | 137.7° | 99.9% |
| 1500 | -36.3° | 123.4° | 99.9% |
| 1600 | -25° | 112.9° | 99.8% |
| 1700 | -12.8° | 104.6° | 99.8% |
| 1800 | -0.2° | 97.5° | 99.7% |
| 1900 | 12.6° | 90.7° | 99.7% |
| 2000 | 25.5° | 83.6° | 99.7% |
| 2100 | 38.1° | 75.2° | 99.6% |
| 2200 | 50.1° | 63.9° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 60.6° | 46.1° | 99.5% |
| 2400 | 67.3° | 16.3° | 99.4% |