Kafue, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kafue (Zambia, Lusaka). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 06:27 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Kafue local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 23h 45m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:44
Moonset:	03:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 591 km
240 838 mi
Kafue ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 155 km
242 431 mi
View angle: 0.514°

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: 89.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 14 hours, 53 minutes. (≈11.62 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 160°

Kafue, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 253.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:02:00	14:52:00	15:44:00	16:38:00	17:35:00
Moonset:	02:09:00	02:46:00	03:23:00	04:00:00	04:39:00

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

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