moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-02-28.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 16:38, Moonset: 02:13.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 371 044 km230 556 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 85.08% / 92.19%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.6 (Day)
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2026-02-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 23.4° | 319.4° | 85.1% |
| 100 | 14.5° | 309.3° | 85.4% |
| 200 | 4.2° | 301° | 85.8% |
| 300 | -6.9° | 294.1° | 86.1% |
| 400 | -18.6° | 288° | 86.4% |
| 500 | -30.8° | 282.4° | 86.7% |
| 600 | -43.2° | 276.8° | 87.1% |
| 700 | -55.7° | 270.5° | 87.4% |
| 800 | -68.3° | 261.6° | 87.7% |
| 900 | -80.2° | 238.9° | 88% |
| 1000 | -82.7° | 138.2° | 88.3% |
| 1100 | -71.4° | 103.3° | 88.6% |
| 1200 | -58.8° | 92.9° | 88.9% |
| 1300 | -46.1° | 86.3° | 89.2% |
| 1400 | -33.5° | 80.7° | 89.5% |
| 1500 | -21.1° | 75.3° | 89.8% |
| 1600 | -8.9° | 69.5° | 90.1% |
| 1700 | 2.8° | 63° | 90.3% |
| 1800 | 13.7° | 55.2° | 90.6% |
| 1900 | 23.6° | 45.6° | 90.9% |
| 2000 | 31.9° | 33.6° | 91.2% |
| 2100 | 37.7° | 18.8° | 91.4% |
| 2200 | 40.1° | 1.8° | 91.7% |
| 2300 | 38.8° | 344.4° | 91.9% |
| 2400 | 33.9° | 328.7° | 92.2% |