moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:56, Moonset: 00:04.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 382 952 km237 955 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 57.17% / 67.42%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.6 (Day)
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2026-12-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 2° | 277.6° | 57.2% |
| 100 | -10.8° | 270.9° | 57.6% |
| 200 | -23.7° | 263.9° | 58% |
| 300 | -36.3° | 255.8° | 58.5% |
| 400 | -48.5° | 245.2° | 58.9% |
| 500 | -59.4° | 228.9° | 59.3% |
| 600 | -67.1° | 201.3° | 59.8% |
| 700 | -67.8° | 163.1° | 60.2% |
| 800 | -61.2° | 133° | 60.6% |
| 900 | -50.7° | 115° | 61% |
| 1000 | -38.8° | 103.5° | 61.5% |
| 1100 | -26.4° | 94.9° | 61.9% |
| 1200 | -13.7° | 87.6° | 62.3% |
| 1300 | -1.2° | 80.5° | 62.7% |
| 1400 | 11.1° | 73° | 63.2% |
| 1500 | 22.8° | 64.3° | 63.6% |
| 1600 | 33.6° | 53.6° | 64% |
| 1700 | 42.7° | 39.4° | 64.5% |
| 1800 | 48.9° | 20.9° | 64.9% |
| 1900 | 50.9° | 358.8° | 65.3% |
| 2000 | 48° | 337.3° | 65.7% |
| 2100 | 41° | 319.7° | 66.2% |
| 2200 | 31.5° | 306.4° | 66.6% |
| 2300 | 20.5° | 296.4° | 67% |
| 2400 | 8.6° | 288.3° | 67.4% |