moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-16.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 06:05, Moonset: 16:58.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 365 329 km227 005 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0% / 1.27%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 29 (Day)
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2026-05-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -77° | 115.3° | 1.3% |
| 100 | -64.6° | 97.7° | 1.2% |
| 200 | -51.8° | 89.6° | 1.1% |
| 300 | -38.9° | 83.7° | 1% |
| 400 | -26.2° | 78.3° | 0.9% |
| 500 | -13.7° | 72.9° | 0.8% |
| 600 | -1.7° | 66.9° | 0.7% |
| 700 | 9.8° | 59.9° | 0.6% |
| 800 | 20.4° | 51.4° | 0.5% |
| 900 | 29.6° | 40.6° | 0.5% |
| 1000 | 36.7° | 27° | 0.4% |
| 1100 | 40.7° | 10.7° | 0.3% |
| 1200 | 41° | 353.1° | 0.3% |
| 1300 | 37.4° | 336.5° | 0.2% |
| 1400 | 30.6° | 322.6° | 0.2% |
| 1500 | 21.7° | 311.7° | 0.1% |
| 1600 | 11.3° | 303.1° | 0.1% |
| 1700 | -0° | 296.2° | 0.1% |
| 1800 | -12° | 290.5° | 0% |
| 1900 | -24.3° | 285.5° | 0% |
| 2000 | -36.9° | 281.1° | 0% |
| 2100 | -49.7° | 276.8° | 0% |
| 2200 | -62.6° | 272.2° | 0% |
| 2300 | -75.6° | 265.5° | 0% |
| 2400 | -87.8° | 215.3° | 0% |