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: Tuesday, 2026-07-28, 23:35 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Saldanha local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 97.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 0d 17h 1m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:04
Moonset:	07:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 675 km
249 589 mi
Saldanha ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 751 km
244 666 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 99.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 2 hours, 31 minutes. (≈14.105 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -129°

Saldanha, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 76°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 49.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:10:00	16:06:00	17:04:00	18:04:00	19:05:00
Moonset:	05:30:00	06:19:00	07:03:00	07:41:00	08:13:00

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

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