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: Sunday, 2026-10-25, 20:44 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 97.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 0d 9h 28m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:42
Moonset:	04:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 100 km
233 076 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 836 km
229 806 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 99.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 8 hours, 2 minutes. (≈14.335 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -158°

Pietermaritzburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 44.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25	2026-10-26	2026-10-27
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	15:36:00	16:37:00	17:42:00	18:50:00	20:02:00
Moonset:	03:16:00	03:46:00	04:18:00	04:54:00	05:35:00

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

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