Port Shepstone, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Port Shepstone (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ugu District Municipality). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-16, 00:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Port Shepstone local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 3.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 15d 18h 41m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:58
Moonset:	16:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 402 km
233 264 mi
Port Shepstone ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 577 km
235 237 mi
View angle: 0.531°

Port Shepstone on map:

Port Shepstone

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-30.74137°
Longitude:	30.45499°
Country:	South Africa KwaZulu-Natal
Population:	52 793

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 3.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 19 hours, 40 minutes. (≈27.819 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -50°

Port Shepstone, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 125.2°):

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Port Shepstone

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	02:51:00	03:54:00	04:58:00	06:06:00	07:17:00
Moonset:	15:46:00	16:15:00	16:47:00	17:22:00	18:02:00

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

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