Mbala, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbala (Zambia, Northern). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-24, 23:14 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Mbala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.11%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.68%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 3d 7h 4m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:55
Moonset:	03:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 949 km
250 381 mi
Mbala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 696 km
245 874 mi
View angle: 0.494°

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: 89.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 15 hours, 54 minutes. (≈11.662 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -77°

Mbala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 59.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 236.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-22	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	13:11:00	14:03:00	14:55:00	15:47:00	16:36:00
Moonset:	01:24:00	02:15:00	03:05:00	03:52:00	04:37:00

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

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