Choma, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Choma (Zambia, Southern, Choma District). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 14:40 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Choma 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 6m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:18
Moonset:	21:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 471 km
227 715 mi
Choma ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 257 km
223 853 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Choma on map:

Choma

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-16.80889°
Longitude:	26.9875°
Country:	Zambia Southern
Population:	46 746

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, 17 minutes. (≈4.262 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -172°

Choma, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 44.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 21.6°):

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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:	08:09:00	09:17:00	10:18:00	11:11:00	11:58:00
Moonset:	19:25:00	20:32:00	21:40:00	22:43:00	23:42:00

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

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