Mbala, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbala (Zambia, Northern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:37 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Mbala 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 18h 8m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:43
Moonset:	21:37

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 693 km
227 852 mi
Mbala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 884 km
223 622 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Mbala on map:

Mbala

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-8.84024°
Longitude:	31.36587°
Country:	Zambia Northern
Population:	20 570

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 20%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 8 hours, 28 minutes. (≈4.353 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -132°

Mbala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 52.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 336.7°):

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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:	07:33:00	08:39:00	09:43:00	10:39:00	11:29:00
Moonset:	19:25:00	20:32:00	21:37:00	22:37:00	23:32:00

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

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