moon .5deg.comSoweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-06.
All times are shown in Soweto local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 00:21, Moonset: 11:17.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 367 133 km228 126 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 40.75% / 52.02%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 22.5 (Day)
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2026-08-06
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -5.6° | 70.2° | 52% |
| 100 | 6.2° | 63.6° | 51.6% |
| 200 | 17.3° | 55.7° | 51.1% |
| 300 | 27.2° | 45.7° | 50.6% |
| 400 | 35.3° | 33.1° | 50.2% |
| 500 | 40.6° | 17.4° | 49.7% |
| 600 | 42.4° | 359.6° | 49.2% |
| 700 | 40.1° | 341.9° | 48.7% |
| 800 | 34.3° | 326.7° | 48.3% |
| 900 | 25.9° | 314.6° | 47.8% |
| 1000 | 15.9° | 305.2° | 47.3% |
| 1100 | 4.7° | 297.7° | 46.9% |
| 1200 | -7.1° | 291.5° | 46.4% |
| 1300 | -19.4° | 286.3° | 45.9% |
| 1400 | -32.1° | 281.6° | 45.5% |
| 1500 | -44.9° | 277° | 45% |
| 1600 | -57.8° | 272.2° | 44.5% |
| 1700 | -70.7° | 265.6° | 44% |
| 1800 | -83.4° | 246.1° | 43.6% |
| 1900 | -82.4° | 108.9° | 43.1% |
| 2000 | -69.7° | 92.3° | 42.6% |
| 2100 | -56.8° | 85.9° | 42.2% |
| 2200 | -44.1° | 81.1° | 41.7% |
| 2300 | -31.4° | 76.4° | 41.2% |
| 2400 | -19.1° | 71.6° | 40.8% |