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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 14:44 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Wellington 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 20h 2m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:34
Moonset:	21:33

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 478 km
227 719 mi
Wellington ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 871 km
224 856 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 22 minutes. (≈4.265 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 178°

Wellington, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 24.2°):

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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:	09:31:00	10:37:00	11:34:00	12:19:00	12:56:00
Moonset:	19:10:00	20:19:00	21:33:00	22:45:00	23:53:00

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

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