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, 2026-08-02, 17:07 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 81.95%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.26%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 25d 13h 12m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:11
Moonset:	08:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 382 652 km
237 769 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 648 km
239 631 mi
View angle: 0.52°

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: 84.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 14 hours, 31 minutes. (≈18.605 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 20°

Pietermaritzburg, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 127.1°):

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Pietermaritzburg

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	19:16:00	20:13:00	21:11:00	22:10:00	23:13:00
Moonset:	07:48:00	08:17:00	08:46:00	09:15:00	09:46:00

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

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