moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 07:07, Moonset: 17:29.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 713 km226 001 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0.7 (Day)
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2026-05-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -85° | 149.8° | 0% |
| 100 | -74.1° | 101.3° | 0% |
| 200 | -61.6° | 90.7° | 0% |
| 300 | -49.1° | 84.3° | 0.1% |
| 400 | -36.6° | 78.9° | 0.1% |
| 500 | -24.4° | 73.6° | 0.1% |
| 600 | -12.6° | 67.9° | 0.2% |
| 700 | -1.3° | 61.5° | 0.2% |
| 800 | 9.4° | 53.9° | 0.3% |
| 900 | 18.9° | 44.8° | 0.3% |
| 1000 | 26.8° | 33.6° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 32.4° | 20.2° | 0.5% |
| 1200 | 35° | 5° | 0.5% |
| 1300 | 34.3° | 349.3° | 0.6% |
| 1400 | 30.3° | 334.8° | 0.7% |
| 1500 | 23.6° | 322.4° | 0.8% |
| 1600 | 15° | 312.3° | 0.9% |
| 1700 | 5° | 304.1° | 1% |
| 1800 | -6° | 297.3° | 1.1% |
| 1900 | -17.4° | 291.5° | 1.2% |
| 2000 | -29.4° | 286.4° | 1.3% |
| 2100 | -41.6° | 281.8° | 1.4% |
| 2200 | -54.1° | 277.2° | 1.5% |
| 2300 | -66.6° | 272.3° | 1.7% |
| 2400 | -79.2° | 264.5° | 1.8% |