moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-17.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 09:17, Moonset: 22:37.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 393 061 km244 237 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 20.31% / 29.12%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4.9 (Day)
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2026-08-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -28° | 241.4° | 20.3% |
| 100 | -38.7° | 229.9° | 20.7% |
| 200 | -47.2° | 214.1° | 21% |
| 300 | -52.3° | 193.3° | 21.4% |
| 400 | -52.4° | 169.8° | 21.7% |
| 500 | -47.5° | 148.8° | 22.1% |
| 600 | -39.1° | 132.9° | 22.4% |
| 700 | -28.5° | 121.4° | 22.8% |
| 800 | -16.7° | 112.6° | 23.2% |
| 900 | -4.3° | 105.6° | 23.5% |
| 1000 | 8.6° | 99.4° | 23.9% |
| 1100 | 21.7° | 93.6° | 24.3% |
| 1200 | 34.8° | 87.4° | 24.6% |
| 1300 | 47.9° | 79.9° | 25% |
| 1400 | 60.5° | 68.9° | 25.4% |
| 1500 | 71.9° | 47.2° | 25.7% |
| 1600 | 77.3° | 355.7° | 26.1% |
| 1700 | 70.8° | 307.6° | 26.5% |
| 1800 | 59.3° | 287.6° | 26.9% |
| 1900 | 46.7° | 277.1° | 27.2% |
| 2000 | 33.7° | 269.7° | 27.6% |
| 2100 | 20.8° | 263.4° | 28% |
| 2200 | 8° | 257.3° | 28.4% |
| 2300 | -4.4° | 250.8° | 28.7% |
| 2400 | -16.3° | 243.2° | 29.1% |