Upington, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Upington (South Africa, Northern Cape, Siyanda District Municipality). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:31 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Upington local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 2h 53m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:41
Moonset:	18:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 718 km
229 111 mi
Upington ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 954 km
226 772 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Upington on map:

Upington

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-28.44776°
Longitude:	21.25612°
Country:	South Africa Northern Cape
Population:	71 373

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 12 minutes. (≈0.133 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 141°

Upington, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 299°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:32:00	05:36:00	06:41:00	07:51:00	09:03:00
Moonset:	16:53:00	17:27:00	18:03:00	18:45:00	19:34:00

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

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