Hwange, Zimbabwe Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Hwange (Zimbabwe, Matabeleland North, Hwange District). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-28, 04:28 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Harare . All times are shown in Hwange local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.59%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 3d 6h 18m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:36
Moonset:	04:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 367 km
247 534 mi
Hwange ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 159 km
246 783 mi
View angle: 0.5°

Hwange on map:

Hwange

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-18.36446°
Longitude:	26.49877°
Country:	Zimbabwe Matabeleland North
Population:	33 210

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 90.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 19 hours, 36 minutes. (≈11.816 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -171°

Hwange, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 251.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28	2026-05-29	2026-05-30
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	14:25:00	15:00:00	15:36:00	16:15:00	16:57:00
Moonset:	02:19:00	03:09:00	04:00:00	04:51:00	05:44:00

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

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