moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-28.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:18, Moonset: 06:27.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 390 547 km242 675 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 99.41% / 100%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15 (Day)
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2026-08-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 74.5° | 354.8° | 99.9% |
| 100 | 68.3° | 313.1° | 100% |
| 200 | 57.1° | 293.1° | 100% |
| 300 | 44.5° | 282.1° | 100% |
| 400 | 31.5° | 274.4° | 100% |
| 500 | 18.4° | 268.1° | 100% |
| 600 | 5.3° | 262° | 100% |
| 700 | -7.6° | 255.7° | 100% |
| 800 | -20.2° | 248.5° | 100% |
| 900 | -32.1° | 239.4° | 100% |
| 1000 | -42.7° | 227.2° | 100% |
| 1100 | -51.1° | 209.9° | 100% |
| 1200 | -55.5° | 186.8° | 99.9% |
| 1300 | -54.4° | 161.6° | 99.9% |
| 1400 | -48.3° | 140.6° | 99.9% |
| 1500 | -38.9° | 125.4° | 99.9% |
| 1600 | -27.7° | 114.4° | 99.8% |
| 1700 | -15.6° | 105.9° | 99.8% |
| 1800 | -2.9° | 98.8° | 99.7% |
| 1900 | 10° | 92.2° | 99.7% |
| 2000 | 22.9° | 85.4° | 99.7% |
| 2100 | 35.7° | 77.6° | 99.6% |
| 2200 | 48° | 67.3° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 59.1° | 51.4° | 99.5% |
| 2400 | 67.1° | 24.1° | 99.4% |