moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-21.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 11:28, Moonset: 01:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 817 km251 542 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 57.65% / 66.83%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.6 (Day)
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2026-08-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 14.5° | 247.6° | 57.7% |
| 100 | 3.1° | 241.3° | 58.1% |
| 200 | -7.6° | 234° | 58.4% |
| 300 | -17.2° | 225.1° | 58.8% |
| 400 | -25.3° | 214.2° | 59.2% |
| 500 | -31.2° | 201.1° | 59.6% |
| 600 | -34.1° | 186.1° | 60% |
| 700 | -33.7° | 170.6° | 60.4% |
| 800 | -29.9° | 156° | 60.8% |
| 900 | -23.4° | 143.5° | 61.2% |
| 1000 | -14.9° | 133.2° | 61.5% |
| 1100 | -5° | 124.9° | 61.9% |
| 1200 | 5.9° | 117.9° | 62.3% |
| 1300 | 17.4° | 112.1° | 62.7% |
| 1400 | 29.4° | 107° | 63.1% |
| 1500 | 41.7° | 102.4° | 63.5% |
| 1600 | 54.2° | 97.9° | 63.8% |
| 1700 | 66.9° | 93.2° | 64.2% |
| 1800 | 79.6° | 86.1° | 64.6% |
| 1900 | 87.3° | 295.5° | 65% |
| 2000 | 74.8° | 270.2° | 65.3% |
| 2100 | 62.1° | 264.5° | 65.7% |
| 2200 | 49.6° | 260° | 66.1% |
| 2300 | 37.2° | 255.5° | 66.5% |
| 2400 | 25° | 250.7° | 66.8% |