moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-08.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:36, Moonset: 11:56.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 398 754 km247 774 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 59.52% / 68.81%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.8 (Day)
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2026-05-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 27° | 103.8° | 68.8% |
| 100 | 39.4° | 98.2° | 68.4% |
| 200 | 52° | 92.2° | 68.1% |
| 300 | 64.7° | 84.3° | 67.7% |
| 400 | 77° | 68.2° | 67.3% |
| 500 | 84.3° | 347.2° | 66.9% |
| 600 | 74.6° | 288.3° | 66.6% |
| 700 | 62.1° | 275.1° | 66.2% |
| 800 | 49.3° | 267.9° | 65.8% |
| 900 | 36.6° | 262.1° | 65.4% |
| 1000 | 24.1° | 256.6° | 65% |
| 1100 | 11.8° | 250.9° | 64.6% |
| 1200 | -0.1° | 244.5° | 64.3% |
| 1300 | -11.2° | 237° | 63.9% |
| 1400 | -21.5° | 227.9° | 63.5% |
| 1500 | -30.1° | 216.4° | 63.1% |
| 1600 | -36.5° | 202.1° | 62.7% |
| 1700 | -39.7° | 185.4° | 62.3% |
| 1800 | -39.2° | 167.9° | 61.9% |
| 1900 | -34.9° | 151.7° | 61.5% |
| 2000 | -27.7° | 138.2° | 61.1% |
| 2100 | -18.5° | 127.4° | 60.7% |
| 2200 | -7.9° | 118.6° | 60.3% |
| 2300 | 3.6° | 111.2° | 59.9% |
| 2400 | 15.6° | 104.7° | 59.5% |