moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-03.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:11, Moonset: 07:51.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 830 km251 550 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 95.58% / 98.66%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16.3 (Day)
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2026-05-03
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 79.5° | 67.2° | 98.7% |
| 100 | 84.4° | 320.9° | 98.6% |
| 200 | 73.1° | 280.2° | 98.5% |
| 300 | 60.4° | 270.2° | 98.4% |
| 400 | 47.8° | 263.9° | 98.3% |
| 500 | 35.2° | 258.5° | 98.2% |
| 600 | 23° | 253.1° | 98.1% |
| 700 | 11° | 247.3° | 97.9% |
| 800 | -0.4° | 240.7° | 97.8% |
| 900 | -10.9° | 232.9° | 97.7% |
| 1000 | -20.4° | 223.4° | 97.6% |
| 1100 | -28.1° | 211.8° | 97.5% |
| 1200 | -33.3° | 197.8° | 97.3% |
| 1300 | -35.4° | 182.2° | 97.2% |
| 1400 | -34° | 166.4° | 97.1% |
| 1500 | -29.4° | 152° | 96.9% |
| 1600 | -22.2° | 139.9° | 96.8% |
| 1700 | -13.1° | 130.1° | 96.7% |
| 1800 | -2.8° | 122.1° | 96.5% |
| 1900 | 8.4° | 115.5° | 96.4% |
| 2000 | 20.2° | 109.8° | 96.2% |
| 2100 | 32.4° | 104.8° | 96.1% |
| 2200 | 44.8° | 100.1° | 95.9% |
| 2300 | 57.4° | 95.3° | 95.7% |
| 2400 | 70.1° | 89.5° | 95.6% |