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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 05:48 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 13h 1m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:16
Moonset:	03:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 221 km
249 307 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 336 km
250 000 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Potchefstroom on map:

Potchefstroom

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: 79.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 8 hours, 13 minutes. (≈10.342 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 170°

Potchefstroom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 225.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:22:00	13:19:00	14:16:00	15:13:00	16:09:00
Moonset:	01:57:00	02:41:00	03:21:00	03:57:00	04:29:00

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

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