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: Friday, 2026-07-31, 14:37 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 27d 15h 42m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:16
Moonset:	07:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 392 374 km
243 810 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 176 km
245 551 mi
View angle: 0.508°

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: 96.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16 Day, 13 hours, 28 minutes. (≈16.561 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 28°

Pietermaritzburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 155.5°):

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Pietermaritzburg

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	17:20:00	18:18:00	19:16:00	20:13:00	21:11:00
Moonset:	06:41:00	07:17:00	07:48:00	08:17:00	08:46:00

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

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