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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 09:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Upington local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 9h 8m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:37
Moonset:	03:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 752 km
249 016 mi
Upington ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 155 km
250 509 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 80.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 11 hours, 48 minutes. (≈10.492 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 141°

Upington, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -40.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 170.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:42:00	13:39:00	14:37:00	15:35:00	16:32:00
Moonset:	02:26:00	03:10:00	03:49:00	04:23:00	04:55:00

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

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