moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-27.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:55, Moonset: 08:26.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 367 828 km228 558 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 79.72% / 88.29%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18.6 (Day)
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2026-12-27
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 29.9° | 44° | 88.3% |
| 100 | 37.7° | 30.4° | 88% |
| 200 | 42.7° | 13.6° | 87.6% |
| 300 | 43.8° | 354.6° | 87.3% |
| 400 | 40.9° | 336.3° | 87% |
| 500 | 34.4° | 320.8° | 86.6% |
| 600 | 25.6° | 308.5° | 86.3% |
| 700 | 15.2° | 298.7° | 86% |
| 800 | 3.8° | 290.6° | 85.6% |
| 900 | -8.3° | 283.6° | 85.3% |
| 1000 | -20.6° | 277° | 84.9% |
| 1100 | -33.2° | 270.1° | 84.6% |
| 1200 | -45.7° | 262.2° | 84.2% |
| 1300 | -57.9° | 251.1° | 83.8% |
| 1400 | -69° | 231.4° | 83.5% |
| 1500 | -75.5° | 189.1° | 83.1% |
| 1600 | -71.6° | 139.9° | 82.8% |
| 1700 | -61.2° | 115.4° | 82.4% |
| 1800 | -49.1° | 102.8° | 82% |
| 1900 | -36.5° | 94.3° | 81.6% |
| 2000 | -23.7° | 87.5° | 81.3% |
| 2100 | -10.9° | 81.1° | 80.9% |
| 2200 | 1.6° | 74.5° | 80.5% |
| 2300 | 13.7° | 67.2° | 80.1% |
| 2400 | 25.2° | 58.3° | 79.7% |