moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-31.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:13, Moonset: 08:02.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 376 465 km233 925 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 84.78% / 91.77%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 (Day)
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2026-08-31
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 45.1° | 46.2° | 91.8% |
| 100 | 52.8° | 27.4° | 91.5% |
| 200 | 56° | 3.2° | 91.3% |
| 300 | 53.6° | 338.4° | 91% |
| 400 | 46.6° | 318.8° | 90.7% |
| 500 | 36.6° | 304.8° | 90.5% |
| 600 | 25.2° | 294.7° | 90.2% |
| 700 | 12.9° | 286.9° | 89.9% |
| 800 | 0.1° | 280.3° | 89.7% |
| 900 | -13° | 274.3° | 89.4% |
| 1000 | -26.1° | 268.2° | 89.1% |
| 1100 | -39.1° | 261.2° | 88.8% |
| 1200 | -51.9° | 252° | 88.5% |
| 1300 | -63.8° | 236.9° | 88.2% |
| 1400 | -72.9° | 206° | 87.9% |
| 1500 | -73.3° | 155.5° | 87.6% |
| 1600 | -64.8° | 122.6° | 87.3% |
| 1700 | -53° | 106.7° | 87% |
| 1800 | -40.4° | 97.1° | 86.7% |
| 1900 | -27.5° | 89.8° | 86.4% |
| 2000 | -14.7° | 83.4° | 86.1% |
| 2100 | -1.7° | 77.1° | 85.8% |
| 2200 | 10.4° | 70.2° | 85.4% |
| 2300 | 22.2° | 61.9° | 85.1% |
| 2400 | 32.9° | 51.6° | 84.8% |