Polokwane, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Polokwane (South Africa, Limpopo, Capricorn District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 15:26 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Polokwane local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 14h 53m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:40
Moonset:	21:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 127 km
241 793 mi
Polokwane ↔ Moon, nearest point: 381 289 km
236 922 mi
View angle: 0.512°

Polokwane on map:

Polokwane

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-23.90449°
Longitude:	29.46885°
Country:	South Africa Limpopo
Population:	123 749

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 1 hours, 2 minutes. (≈4.043 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -116°

Polokwane, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 73.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 342°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:33:00	08:07:00	08:40:00	09:13:00	09:48:00
Moonset:	19:38:00	20:35:00	21:32:00	22:27:00	23:23:00

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

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