Volksrust, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Volksrust (South Africa, Mpumalanga, Gert Sibande District Municipality). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 15:11 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Volksrust 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 15h 8m 5s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:36
Moonset:	21:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 078 km
241 762 mi
Volksrust ↔ Moon, nearest point: 381 339 km
236 953 mi
View angle: 0.512°

Volksrust on map:

Volksrust

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-27.36541°
Longitude:	29.88175°
Country:	South Africa Mpumalanga
Population:	43 378

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 0 hours, 48 minutes. (≈4.033 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -124°

Volksrust, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 70.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 354.1°):

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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:	07:33:00	08:05:00	08:36:00	09:08:00	09:41:00
Moonset:	19:35:00	20:34:00	21:33:00	22:30:00	23:28:00

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

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