moon .5deg.comMoonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Richards Bay (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:57 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Richards Bay local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 10d 23h 49m 40s.
| Moonrise: | 10:26 |
| Moonset: | 20:51 |
Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 069 km
227 464 mi
Richards Bay ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 555 km
225 902 mi
View angle: 0.544°

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -28.78301° |
| Longitude: | 32.03768° |
| Country: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
| Population: | 252 968 |
Moon illumination
0-24h (Current: 17.8%):
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.089 Day)
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Moon illumination angle
= 137°
Moon Altitude
(0-24h), Current: 6.5°
Moon Azimuth
0-24h (Current: 55.2°):
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Moonrise: | 08:20:00 | 09:28:00 | 10:26:00 | 11:14:00 | 11:55:00 |
| Moonset: | 18:31:00 | 19:40:00 | 20:51:00 | 22:00:00 | 23:06:00 |
Richards Bay moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):