Wellington, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Wellington (South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Winelands District Municipality). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-28, 10:38 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Wellington local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 97.28%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 1d 5h 58m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:58
Moonset:	07:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 960 km
250 388 mi
Wellington ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 257 km
251 194 mi
View angle: 0.494°

Wellington on map:

Wellington

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.63981°
Longitude:	19.0112°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	55 543

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 98.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 14 hours, 40 minutes. (≈13.611 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 160°

Wellington, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 199°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:03:00	15:59:00	16:58:00	17:59:00	18:59:00
Moonset:	05:28:00	06:17:00	07:00:00	07:38:00	08:10:00

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

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