moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-20.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 10:36, Moonset: 21:15.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 366 179 km227 533 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 13.79% / 22.91%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4.1 (Day)
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2026-05-20
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -48.2° | 282.4° | 13.8% |
| 100 | -60.8° | 279.3° | 14.1% |
| 200 | -73.6° | 277.1° | 14.5% |
| 300 | -86.3° | 282.8° | 14.8% |
| 400 | -80.7° | 83.6° | 15.2% |
| 500 | -67.9° | 82.9° | 15.6% |
| 600 | -55.1° | 80.2° | 15.9% |
| 700 | -42.5° | 76.9° | 16.3% |
| 800 | -30° | 73.1° | 16.7% |
| 900 | -17.8° | 68.7° | 17% |
| 1000 | -5.9° | 63.5° | 17.4% |
| 1100 | 5.3° | 57.2° | 17.8% |
| 1200 | 15.8° | 49.5° | 18.2% |
| 1300 | 24.9° | 39.8° | 18.5% |
| 1400 | 32.2° | 27.6° | 18.9% |
| 1500 | 36.8° | 12.9° | 19.3% |
| 1600 | 38° | 356.6° | 19.7% |
| 1700 | 35.6° | 340.7° | 20.1% |
| 1800 | 30° | 326.8° | 20.5% |
| 1900 | 21.9° | 315.4° | 20.9% |
| 2000 | 12.2° | 306.3° | 21.3% |
| 2100 | 1.4° | 298.9° | 21.7% |
| 2200 | -10.1° | 292.8° | 22.1% |
| 2300 | -22.2° | 287.6° | 22.5% |
| 2400 | -34.6° | 282.9° | 22.9% |