moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-16.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 11:21, Moonset: 23:52.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 392 422 km243 840 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 37.14% / 46.96%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 6.6 (Day)
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2026-12-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -7.3° | 259.4° | 37.1% |
| 100 | -20.1° | 252.3° | 37.5% |
| 200 | -32.4° | 243.7° | 37.9% |
| 300 | -43.6° | 231.9° | 38.3% |
| 400 | -52.9° | 215° | 38.7% |
| 500 | -58.3° | 191° | 39.1% |
| 600 | -57.9° | 163.4° | 39.5% |
| 700 | -51.8° | 140.3° | 39.9% |
| 800 | -42.3° | 124.1° | 40.4% |
| 900 | -30.9° | 112.7° | 40.8% |
| 1000 | -18.7° | 104.1° | 41.2% |
| 1100 | -5.9° | 96.9° | 41.6% |
| 1200 | 7° | 90.2° | 42% |
| 1300 | 19.9° | 83.3° | 42.4% |
| 1400 | 32.6° | 75.4° | 42.8% |
| 1500 | 44.8° | 65.1° | 43.2% |
| 1600 | 55.7° | 49.9° | 43.6% |
| 1700 | 63.6° | 25.3° | 44% |
| 1800 | 65.3° | 351.4° | 44.5% |
| 1900 | 59.7° | 321.8° | 44.9% |
| 2000 | 49.8° | 303.1° | 45.3% |
| 2100 | 38.1° | 291.1° | 45.7% |
| 2200 | 25.4° | 282.6° | 46.1% |
| 2300 | 12.4° | 275.6° | 46.5% |
| 2400 | -0.8° | 269.3° | 47% |