Polokwane, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Polokwane (South Africa, Limpopo, Capricorn District Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 19:29 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Polokwane local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 15h 17m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:24
Moonset:	21:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 028 km
228 061 mi
Polokwane ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 294 km
225 741 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 21.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 11 hours, 37 minutes. (≈4.484 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -120°

Polokwane, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 309.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:17:00	09:25:00	10:24:00	11:15:00	11:57:00
Moonset:	18:56:00	20:04:00	21:14:00	22:20:00	23:23:00

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

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