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, 2026-08-26, 04:19 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Saldanha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 94.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 98.34%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 2h 0m 41s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:55
Moonset:	06:14

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 674 km
248 346 mi
Saldanha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 505 km
245 756 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 95.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 18 hours, 43 minutes. (≈12.78 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -158°

Saldanha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	14:54:00	15:54:00	16:55:00	17:55:00	18:55:00
Moonset:	04:59:00	05:39:00	06:14:00	06:45:00	07:14:00

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

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