Welkom, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Welkom (South Africa, Orange Free State, Lejweleputswa District Municipality). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:09 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Welkom 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: 10d 22h 37m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:45
Moonset:	21:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 196 km
227 544 mi
Welkom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 712 km
225 379 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Welkom on map:

Welkom

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-27.97742°
Longitude:	26.73506°
Country:	South Africa Orange Free State
Population:	431 944

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 3 hours, 29 minutes. (≈4.145 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 148°

Welkom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 15.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 48.5°):

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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:	08:40:00	09:48:00	10:45:00	11:35:00	12:15:00
Moonset:	18:56:00	20:05:00	21:16:00	22:24:00	23:29:00

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

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