moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-07-17.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 08:57, Moonset: 20:42.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 376 796 km234 130 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 8.77% / 16.22%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3.4 (Day)
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2026-07-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -54.5° | 250.7° | 8.8% |
| 100 | -65.6° | 232.8° | 9% |
| 200 | -72.9° | 197.6° | 9.3% |
| 300 | -71.3° | 150.6° | 9.6% |
| 400 | -62.2° | 122.3° | 9.9% |
| 500 | -50.5° | 107.6° | 10.2% |
| 600 | -37.9° | 98.1° | 10.5% |
| 700 | -25.2° | 90.8° | 10.8% |
| 800 | -12.3° | 84.2° | 11.1% |
| 900 | 0.3° | 77.6° | 11.4% |
| 1000 | 12.7° | 70.4° | 11.7% |
| 1100 | 24.5° | 61.9° | 12% |
| 1200 | 35.3° | 51° | 12.3% |
| 1300 | 44.3° | 36.5° | 12.6% |
| 1400 | 50.4° | 17.3° | 12.9% |
| 1500 | 51.9° | 354.5° | 13.2% |
| 1600 | 48.5° | 332.6° | 13.6% |
| 1700 | 41.2° | 315.1° | 13.9% |
| 1800 | 31.4° | 302° | 14.2% |
| 1900 | 20.2° | 291.9° | 14.5% |
| 2000 | 8.3° | 283.7° | 14.9% |
| 2100 | -4.2° | 276.4° | 15.2% |
| 2200 | -16.8° | 269.2° | 15.5% |
| 2300 | -29.3° | 261.5° | 15.9% |
| 2400 | -41.6° | 252.1° | 16.2% |