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: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 16:39 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Stellenbosch local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 13h 40m 39s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:17
Moonset:	22:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 367 km
241 941 mi
Stellenbosch ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 003 km
237 366 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 17.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 14 minutes. (≈4.093 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -118°

Stellenbosch, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 61.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 333.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	08:22:00	08:50:00	09:17:00	09:45:00	10:14:00
Moonset:	20:19:00	21:23:00	22:25:00	23:27:00	00:00:00

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

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