moon .5deg.comRichards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-28.
All times are shown in Richards Bay local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:59, Moonset: 06:12.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 390 547 km242 675 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 99.41% / 100%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 (Day)
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2026-08-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 71.3° | 342.6° | 99.9% |
| 100 | 63.8° | 309.8° | 100% |
| 200 | 52.7° | 292.4° | 100% |
| 300 | 40.4° | 281.7° | 100% |
| 400 | 27.7° | 273.8° | 100% |
| 500 | 14.8° | 266.9° | 100% |
| 600 | 2° | 260.3° | 100% |
| 700 | -10.5° | 253.2° | 100% |
| 800 | -22.6° | 245.1° | 100% |
| 900 | -33.8° | 234.8° | 100% |
| 1000 | -43.5° | 221.1° | 100% |
| 1100 | -50.5° | 202.5° | 100% |
| 1200 | -53.2° | 179.5° | 99.9% |
| 1300 | -50.7° | 156.4° | 99.9% |
| 1400 | -43.9° | 137.5° | 99.9% |
| 1500 | -34.4° | 123.5° | 99.9% |
| 1600 | -23.3° | 112.9° | 99.8% |
| 1700 | -11.3° | 104.4° | 99.8% |
| 1800 | 1.1° | 96.9° | 99.7% |
| 1900 | 13.7° | 89.7° | 99.7% |
| 2000 | 26.3° | 82.1° | 99.7% |
| 2100 | 38.7° | 73.1° | 99.6% |
| 2200 | 50.3° | 60.8° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 60.1° | 42° | 99.5% |
| 2400 | 65.8° | 12.3° | 99.4% |