moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-21.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 11:53, Moonset: 01:27.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 817 km251 542 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 57.65% / 66.83%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8.6 (Day)
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2026-08-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 17° | 248.4° | 57.7% |
| 100 | 5.2° | 243° | 58.1% |
| 200 | -6° | 236.4° | 58.4% |
| 300 | -16.3° | 228.3° | 58.8% |
| 400 | -25.1° | 218.2° | 59.2% |
| 500 | -32° | 205.7° | 59.6% |
| 600 | -36° | 190.9° | 60% |
| 700 | -36.6° | 174.9° | 60.4% |
| 800 | -33.7° | 159.5° | 60.8% |
| 900 | -27.6° | 146.2° | 61.2% |
| 1000 | -19.3° | 135.4° | 61.5% |
| 1100 | -9.5° | 126.8° | 61.9% |
| 1200 | 1.4° | 119.9° | 62.3% |
| 1300 | 13° | 114.3° | 62.7% |
| 1400 | 25.1° | 109.6° | 63.1% |
| 1500 | 37.5° | 105.6° | 63.5% |
| 1600 | 50.1° | 102.2° | 63.8% |
| 1700 | 62.9° | 99.6° | 64.2% |
| 1800 | 75.7° | 98.8° | 64.6% |
| 1900 | 88.1° | 136.3° | 65% |
| 2000 | 78.3° | 260.3° | 65.3% |
| 2100 | 65.5° | 260.4° | 65.7% |
| 2200 | 52.7° | 258° | 66.1% |
| 2300 | 40.1° | 254.7° | 66.5% |
| 2400 | 27.7° | 250.8° | 66.8% |