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: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 12:35 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 16d 6h 49m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:54
Moonset:	16:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 756 km
234 727 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 531 km
230 858 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 34 minutes. (≈27.274 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 12°

Pietermaritzburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 44.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 306.8°):

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Pietermaritzburg

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:52:00	02:53:00	03:54:00	04:58:00	06:05:00
Moonset:	15:15:00	15:45:00	16:16:00	16:48:00	17:24:00

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

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