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: Friday, 2026-10-23, 02:10 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Pretoria local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 3d 4h 2m 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:45
Moonset:	03:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 451 km
241 372 mi
Pretoria ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 871 km
239 148 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 88%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 10 hours, 36 minutes. (≈11.442 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -157°

Pretoria, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 275.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:52:00	14:48:00	15:45:00	16:44:00	17:46:00
Moonset:	02:20:00	02:53:00	03:25:00	03:57:00	04:31:00

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

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