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: Friday, 2026-10-23, 07:36 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Stellenbosch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 22h 36m 41s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:24
Moonset:	04:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 361 km
240 695 mi
Stellenbosch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 749 km
242 179 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 89.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 16 hours, 2 minutes. (≈11.668 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 156°

Stellenbosch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 233.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:22:00	15:23:00	16:24:00	17:29:00	18:37:00
Moonset:	03:10:00	03:38:00	04:04:00	04:31:00	05:01:00

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

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