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: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:50 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Port Elizabeth local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 34m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:30
Moonset:	17:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 533 km
228 996 mi
Port Elizabeth ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 029 km
228 061 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.04%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 41 minutes. (≈0.195 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 151°

Port Elizabeth, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -2.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 286.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:14:00	05:21:00	06:30:00	07:44:00	08:59:00
Moonset:	16:35:00	17:04:00	17:37:00	18:15:00	19:00:00

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

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