moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-15.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 04:42, Moonset: 15:50.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 368 061 km228 703 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 1.27% / 5.39%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27.9 (Day)
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2026-05-15
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -59.3° | 110.7° | 5.4% |
| 100 | -47.2° | 98.9° | 5.2% |
| 200 | -34.6° | 90.7° | 5% |
| 300 | -22.1° | 83.8° | 4.7% |
| 400 | -9.6° | 77.2° | 4.5% |
| 500 | 2.4° | 70.2° | 4.3% |
| 600 | 13.9° | 62.3° | 4.1% |
| 700 | 24.5° | 52.7° | 3.9% |
| 800 | 33.6° | 40.7° | 3.7% |
| 900 | 40.3° | 25.6° | 3.5% |
| 1000 | 43.7° | 7.5° | 3.4% |
| 1100 | 43° | 348.5° | 3.2% |
| 1200 | 38.4° | 331.3° | 3% |
| 1300 | 30.8° | 317.3° | 2.8% |
| 1400 | 21.2° | 306.3° | 2.7% |
| 1500 | 10.3° | 297.6° | 2.5% |
| 1600 | -1.4° | 290.4° | 2.4% |
| 1700 | -13.6° | 284.1° | 2.2% |
| 1800 | -26.1° | 278.2° | 2.1% |
| 1900 | -38.8° | 272.2° | 1.9% |
| 2000 | -51.5° | 265.2° | 1.8% |
| 2100 | -64.1° | 255.2° | 1.6% |
| 2200 | -75.7° | 233.6° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | -81° | 166.4° | 1.4% |
| 2400 | -72.6° | 115.8° | 1.3% |