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: Friday, 2026-11-13, 00:54 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 18.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 16:55; remaining time: 11d 16h 0m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:04
Moonset:	22:29

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 394 km
251 900 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 406 675 km
252 696 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: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 8 hours, 5 minutes. (≈3.337 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -159°

Potchefstroom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 210°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14	2026-11-15
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	06:22:00	07:12:00	08:04:00	08:59:00	09:54:00
Moonset:	20:50:00	21:43:00	22:29:00	23:12:00	23:50:00

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

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