moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-12-20.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 15:16, Moonset: 01:32.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 373 531 km232 101 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 77.22% / 86%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10.6 (Day)
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2026-12-20
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 19.6° | 301.4° | 77.2% |
| 100 | 7.9° | 293.7° | 77.6% |
| 200 | -4.4° | 287.3° | 78% |
| 300 | -17° | 281.7° | 78.4% |
| 400 | -29.9° | 276.3° | 78.8% |
| 500 | -42.9° | 270.7° | 79.2% |
| 600 | -56° | 263.9° | 79.5% |
| 700 | -68.8° | 252.8° | 79.9% |
| 800 | -80.1° | 221.5° | 80.3% |
| 900 | -79.8° | 135.3° | 80.7% |
| 1000 | -68.5° | 105° | 81% |
| 1100 | -55.8° | 94.1° | 81.4% |
| 1200 | -42.9° | 87.2° | 81.8% |
| 1300 | -30.1° | 81.5° | 82.1% |
| 1400 | -17.4° | 76° | 82.5% |
| 1500 | -5.2° | 70.1° | 82.9% |
| 1600 | 6.8° | 63.5° | 83.2% |
| 1700 | 17.8° | 55.4° | 83.6% |
| 1800 | 27.7° | 45.4° | 83.9% |
| 1900 | 35.7° | 32.6° | 84.3% |
| 2000 | 41° | 16.7° | 84.6% |
| 2100 | 42.6° | 358.7° | 85% |
| 2200 | 40.1° | 341.1° | 85.3% |
| 2300 | 34.1° | 325.9° | 85.7% |
| 2400 | 25.6° | 313.9° | 86% |