Potchefstroom, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Potchefstroom (South Africa, North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 11:54 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Potchefstroom 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 18h 25m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:48
Moonset:	21:44

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 424 km
241 355 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 577 km
237 722 mi
View angle: 0.513°

Potchefstroom on map:

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Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-26.71667°
Longitude:	27.1°
Country:	South Africa North-West
Population:	123 669

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 16.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 21 hours, 32 minutes. (≈3.897 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 170°

Potchefstroom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 75.8°):

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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:	07:44:00	08:16:00	08:48:00	09:20:00	09:53:00
Moonset:	19:47:00	20:46:00	21:44:00	22:41:00	23:38:00

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

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