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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 15:15 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 19h 31m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:41
Moonset:	21:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 536 km
227 755 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 937 km
224 276 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 56 minutes. (≈4.289 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -166°

Potchefstroom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 36.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 9.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:35:00	09:42:00	10:41:00	11:30:00	12:11:00
Moonset:	18:58:00	20:07:00	21:17:00	22:25:00	23:29:00

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

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