Stellenbosch, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Stellenbosch (South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Winelands District Municipality). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 01:08 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Stellenbosch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.97%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 13d 18h 15m 47s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:12
Moonset:	18:42

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 558 km
228 390 mi
Stellenbosch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 906 km
231 092 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Stellenbosch on map:

Stellenbosch

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.93462°
Longitude:	18.86676°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	94 263

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.33%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 12 hours, 59 minutes. (≈0.541 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 115°

Stellenbosch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -72.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 174.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	05:49:00	06:59:00	08:12:00	09:28:00	10:42:00
Moonset:	17:32:00	18:04:00	18:42:00	19:28:00	20:23:00

Stellenbosch moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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