moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-18.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 13:12, Moonset: 00:22.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 382 952 km237 955 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 57.17% / 67.42%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.6 (Day)
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2026-12-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 6.1° | 279.4° | 57.2% |
| 100 | -7° | 273.2° | 57.6% |
| 200 | -20.2° | 267° | 58% |
| 300 | -33.2° | 260° | 58.5% |
| 400 | -46° | 251.1° | 58.9% |
| 500 | -57.9° | 237.8° | 59.3% |
| 600 | -67.6° | 213.9° | 59.8% |
| 700 | -71° | 173.4° | 60.2% |
| 800 | -65.6° | 136.5° | 60.6% |
| 900 | -55.1° | 116.1° | 61% |
| 1000 | -43° | 104.1° | 61.5% |
| 1100 | -30.3° | 95.7° | 61.9% |
| 1200 | -17.4° | 88.8° | 62.3% |
| 1300 | -4.4° | 82.3° | 62.7% |
| 1400 | 8.2° | 75.5° | 63.2% |
| 1500 | 20.5° | 67.8° | 63.6% |
| 1600 | 31.9° | 58.2° | 64% |
| 1700 | 42° | 45.4° | 64.5% |
| 1800 | 49.7° | 28° | 64.9% |
| 1900 | 53.2° | 5.6° | 65.3% |
| 2000 | 51.6° | 342.3° | 65.7% |
| 2100 | 45.3° | 322.8° | 66.2% |
| 2200 | 36° | 308.6° | 66.6% |
| 2300 | 25° | 298.1° | 67% |
| 2400 | 12.9° | 290° | 67.4% |