Port Elizabeth, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Port Elizabeth (South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 03:58 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Port Elizabeth local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.91%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 6h 47m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:53
Moonset:	22:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 106 km
228 730 mi
Port Elizabeth ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 607 km
231 527 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Port Elizabeth on map:

Port Elizabeth

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.91799°
Longitude:	25.57007°
Country:	South Africa Eastern Cape
Population:	967 677

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 24.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 20 hours, 58 minutes. (≈4.873 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 144°

Port Elizabeth, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -78.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 212.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	10:11:00	11:07:00	11:53:00	12:30:00	13:01:00
Moonset:	19:51:00	21:05:00	22:16:00	23:25:00	00:00:00

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

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