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: Friday, 2026-04-17, 18:35 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Saldanha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 0h 49m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:01
Moonset:	18:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 430 km
228 932 mi
Saldanha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 188 km
228 160 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.06%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 5 hours, 31 minutes. (≈0.23 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 157°

Saldanha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 285.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:46:00	05:52:00	07:01:00	08:14:00	09:29:00
Moonset:	17:06:00	17:36:00	18:09:00	18:48:00	19:35:00

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

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