Queenstown, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Queenstown (South Africa, Eastern Cape, Chris Hani District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-07-26, 23:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Queenstown local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 2d 17h 14m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:36
Moonset:	04:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 156 km
251 752 mi
Queenstown ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 302 km
246 872 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Queenstown on map:

Queenstown

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-31.89756°
Longitude:	26.87533°
Country:	South Africa Eastern Cape
Population:	105 309

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 93.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 6 hours, 46 minutes. (≈12.282 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -103°

Queenstown, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 73.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	13:01:00	13:46:00	14:36:00	15:32:00	16:30:00
Moonset:	02:59:00	03:56:00	04:49:00	05:39:00	06:22:00

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

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