moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-06.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:06, Moonset: 10:41.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 403 949 km251 002 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 77.28% / 84.71%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 (Day)
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2026-05-06
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 44.9° | 104.2° | 84.7% |
| 100 | 57.6° | 101.3° | 84.4% |
| 200 | 70.3° | 99.7° | 84.1% |
| 300 | 83.1° | 104.8° | 83.8% |
| 400 | 83.7° | 254.5° | 83.6% |
| 500 | 70.9° | 260.7° | 83.3% |
| 600 | 58.1° | 259.1° | 83% |
| 700 | 45.4° | 256.3° | 82.7% |
| 800 | 32.9° | 252.7° | 82.4% |
| 900 | 20.6° | 248.5° | 82.1% |
| 1000 | 8.7° | 243.5° | 81.8% |
| 1100 | -2.6° | 237.5° | 81.5% |
| 1200 | -13.2° | 230° | 81.1% |
| 1300 | -22.5° | 220.7° | 80.8% |
| 1400 | -30° | 209° | 80.5% |
| 1500 | -34.9° | 194.9° | 80.2% |
| 1600 | -36.6° | 179.1° | 79.9% |
| 1700 | -34.7° | 163.4° | 79.6% |
| 1800 | -29.5° | 149.5° | 79.2% |
| 1900 | -21.9° | 137.9° | 78.9% |
| 2000 | -12.4° | 128.7° | 78.6% |
| 2100 | -2.1° | 121.2° | 78.3% |
| 2200 | 9.6° | 115.1° | 77.9% |
| 2300 | 21.6° | 110° | 77.6% |
| 2400 | 33.9° | 105.6° | 77.3% |