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: Thursday, 2026-09-24, 12:37 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 91.55%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 2d 6h 13m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:54
Moonset:	04:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 392 844 km
244 102 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 858 km
245 353 mi
View angle: 0.507°

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: 94.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 12 hours, 1 minutes. (≈12.501 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 144°

Pietermaritzburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -36.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 131.1°):

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Pietermaritzburg

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25	2026-09-26
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	13:57:00	14:55:00	15:54:00	16:52:00	17:53:00
Moonset:	03:14:00	03:48:00	04:19:00	04:49:00	05:19:00

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

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