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: Friday, 2026-10-23, 07:08 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Welkom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 23h 4m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:51
Moonset:	03:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 454 km
240 753 mi
Welkom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 185 km
242 450 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 89.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 15 hours, 34 minutes. (≈11.649 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 154°

Welkom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 236.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	13:56:00	14:53:00	15:51:00	16:52:00	17:55:00
Moonset:	02:29:00	03:01:00	03:31:00	04:02:00	04:34:00

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

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