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: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 18:28 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Welkom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 11h 51m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:29
Moonset:	04:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 917 km
249 118 mi
Welkom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 283 km
245 617 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 93.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 9 hours, 34 minutes. (≈12.399 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -164°

Welkom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 96.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:35:00	14:31:00	15:29:00	16:27:00	17:25:00
Moonset:	03:22:00	04:09:00	04:51:00	05:28:00	06:02:00

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

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