Mbala, Zambia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Mbala (Zambia, Northern). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 13:51 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Lusaka . All times are shown in Mbala local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.7%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 33m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:53
Moonset:	16:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 506 km
234 572 mi
Mbala ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 086 km
231 203 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 7 hours, 55 minutes. (≈27.33 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 52°

Mbala, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 34.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 278.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	02:13:00	03:03:00	03:53:00	04:45:00	05:39:00
Moonset:	14:51:00	15:33:00	16:15:00	16:59:00	17:47:00

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

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