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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:19 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Volksrust local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 11d 0h 27m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:31
Moonset:	21:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 003 km
227 424 mi
Volksrust ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 346 km
226 394 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 1 hours, 26 minutes. (≈4.06 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 128°

Volksrust, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -1.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 60.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	08:25:00	09:33:00	10:31:00	11:20:00	12:01:00
Moonset:	18:44:00	19:53:00	21:04:00	22:12:00	23:17:00

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

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