Pretoria, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Pretoria (South Africa, Gauteng, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 17:23 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pretoria 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 12h 56m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:44
Moonset:	21:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 511 km
242 031 mi
Pretoria ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 552 km
237 707 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Pretoria on map:

Pretoria

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-25.74486°
Longitude:	28.18783°
Country:	South Africa Gauteng
Population:	1 619 438

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 58 minutes. (≈4.123 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -95°

Pretoria, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 54.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294°):

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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:	07:39:00	08:12:00	08:44:00	09:17:00	09:51:00
Moonset:	19:43:00	20:41:00	21:39:00	22:35:00	23:32:00

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

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