moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-02.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:54, Moonset: 07:06.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 403 252 km250 569 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 98.66% / 99.96%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15.4 (Day)
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2026-05-02
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 83.5° | 31.3° | 100% |
| 100 | 78.6° | 296° | 99.9% |
| 200 | 66.1° | 277.2° | 99.9% |
| 300 | 53.2° | 269.2° | 99.9% |
| 400 | 40.2° | 263.4° | 99.9% |
| 500 | 27.4° | 258.2° | 99.8% |
| 600 | 14.8° | 252.8° | 99.8% |
| 700 | 2.7° | 246.9° | 99.8% |
| 800 | -8.9° | 240° | 99.7% |
| 900 | -19.6° | 231.5° | 99.7% |
| 1000 | -28.9° | 220.8° | 99.6% |
| 1100 | -36.2° | 207.4° | 99.6% |
| 1200 | -40.3° | 191.1° | 99.5% |
| 1300 | -40.7° | 173.5° | 99.5% |
| 1400 | -37.2° | 156.8° | 99.4% |
| 1500 | -30.5° | 142.9° | 99.4% |
| 1600 | -21.5° | 131.8° | 99.3% |
| 1700 | -11.1° | 123.2° | 99.2% |
| 1800 | 0.3° | 116.2° | 99.2% |
| 1900 | 12.4° | 110.4° | 99.1% |
| 2000 | 24.8° | 105.5° | 99% |
| 2100 | 37.5° | 101° | 98.9% |
| 2200 | 50.4° | 96.6° | 98.8% |
| 2300 | 63.4° | 91.9° | 98.8% |
| 2400 | 76.4° | 84.8° | 98.7% |