Saldanha, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Saldanha (South Africa, Western Cape, West Coast District Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 07:30 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Saldanha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 11d 3h 15m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:36
Moonset:	21:39

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 719 km
227 247 mi
Saldanha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 517 km
228 986 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Saldanha on map:

Saldanha

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.01167°
Longitude:	17.9442°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	68 284

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 16.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 22 hours, 18 minutes. (≈3.929 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Saldanha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 84.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:33:00	10:40:00	11:36:00	12:22:00	12:59:00
Moonset:	19:17:00	20:26:00	21:39:00	22:50:00	23:58:00

Saldanha moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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