Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, uMgungundlovu District Municipality). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 19:59 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 10h 20m 37s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:10
Moonset:	04:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 735 km
249 005 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 490 km
244 504 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Pietermaritzburg on map:

Pietermaritzburg

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-29.61679°
Longitude:	30.39278°
Country:	South Africa KwaZulu-Natal
Population:	750 845

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 94.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 10 hours, 58 minutes. (≈12.457 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -148°

Pietermaritzburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 59.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 81.7°):

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Pietermaritzburg

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:15:00	14:12:00	15:10:00	16:09:00	17:08:00
Moonset:	03:12:00	03:58:00	04:39:00	05:16:00	05:49:00

Pietermaritzburg moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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