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: Saturday, 2026-07-25, 19:35 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 80.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 87.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 3d 21h 1m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:00
Moonset:	03:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 460 km
251 941 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 785 km
247 172 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 86.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 5 hours, 53 minutes. (≈11.245 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -145°

Potchefstroom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 68.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 98.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	12:32:00	13:14:00	14:00:00	14:51:00	15:46:00
Moonset:	01:48:00	02:44:00	03:40:00	04:33:00	05:23:00

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

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