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: Thursday, 2026-07-16, 05:01 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Welkom local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.3%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 13d 11h 35m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:41
Moonset:	20:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 160 km
230 628 mi
Welkom ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 049 km
232 423 mi
View angle: 0.537°

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: 4.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 22 hours, 51 minutes. (≈1.952 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 122°

Welkom, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -46.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 94.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17	2026-07-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:09:00	07:59:00	08:41:00	09:18:00	09:50:00
Moonset:	17:41:00	18:53:00	20:01:00	21:04:00	22:04:00

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

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