Kitwe, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kitwe (Zambia, Copperbelt). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 16:22 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Kitwe local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 1m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:56
Moonset:	17:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 738 km
229 123 mi
Kitwe ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 706 km
226 618 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Kitwe on map:

Kitwe

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-12.80243°
Longitude:	28.21323°
Country:	Zambia Copperbelt
Population:	400 914

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 2 minutes. (≈0.126 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 157°

Kitwe, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 20.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 291.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:05:00	04:59:00	05:56:00	06:56:00	08:00:00
Moonset:	16:27:00	17:10:00	17:55:00	18:45:00	19:41:00

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

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