Kafue, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kafue (Zambia, Lusaka). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 15:20 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Kafue 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 19h 26m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:10
Moonset:	21:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 545 km
227 761 mi
Kafue ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 044 km
223 721 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Kafue on map:

Kafue

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-15.76911°
Longitude:	28.18136°
Country:	Zambia Lusaka
Population:	47 554

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 1 minutes. (≈4.293 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -159°

Kafue, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 48.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 8.5°):

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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:	08:02:00	09:09:00	10:10:00	11:04:00	11:51:00
Moonset:	19:22:00	20:30:00	21:37:00	22:39:00	23:38:00

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

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