Kitwe, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kitwe (Zambia, Copperbelt). Current time: Thursday, 2026-08-13, 22:10 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Kitwe local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.9%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 14d 8h 9m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:49
Moonset:	18:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 942 km
233 600 mi
Kitwe ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 709 km
235 319 mi
View angle: 0.53°

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: 1.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 5 hours, 10 minutes. (≈1.216 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -74°

Kitwe, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.2°):

North

Kitwe

0⁰⁰

1⁰⁰

2⁰⁰

3⁰⁰

4⁰⁰

5⁰⁰

6⁰⁰

7⁰⁰

8⁰⁰

9⁰⁰

10⁰⁰

11⁰⁰

12⁰⁰

13⁰⁰

14⁰⁰

15⁰⁰

16⁰⁰

17⁰⁰

18⁰⁰

19⁰⁰

20⁰⁰

21⁰⁰

22⁰⁰

23⁰⁰

24⁰⁰

270°

South

Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-11	2026-08-12	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	05:09:00	06:02:00	06:49:00	07:32:00	08:12:00
Moonset:	16:52:00	17:54:00	18:52:00	19:46:00	20:37:00

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

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December