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South Africa, Western Cape, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2024

Moon: 9.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 5, 2024 at 4:24:21 pm
Moon Direction: 274° West
Moon Altitude: -0.8°
Moon Distance: 225,706 mi
Next New Moon: May 8, 2024, 5:21 am
Next Full Moon: May 23, 2024, 3:53 pm
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 5:16 am
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Africa, May 2024

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-2:05 pm (244°)-6:54 am(81.6°)232,80253.2%
212:44 am (113°)2:43 pm (251°)-7:48 am(76.5°)230,41641.5%
31:52 am (106°)3:17 pm (258°)-8:39 am(70.3°)228,32030.0%
43:00 am (98°)3:49 pm (266°)-9:29 am(63.3°)226,71319.5%
54:08 am (90°)4:20 pm (275°)-10:19 am(56.0°)225,80010.8%
65:16 am (81°)4:53 pm (283°)-11:09 am(48.8°)225,7544.4%
76:26 am (73°)5:29 pm (290°)-12:01 pm(42.1°)226,6720.8%
87:37 am (66°)6:09 pm (297°)-12:56 pm(36.4°)228,5470.2%
98:49 am (60°)6:56 pm (301°)-1:54 pm(32.3°)231,2522.6%
109:57 am (57°)7:49 pm (304°)-2:54 pm(29.9°)234,5597.6%
1111:00 am (56°)8:48 pm (304°)-3:54 pm(29.5°)238,16714.6%
1211:54 am (57°)9:50 pm (302°)-4:51 pm(30.8°)241,75723.1%
1312:40 pm (60°)10:51 pm (298°)-5:43 pm(33.6°)245,03732.5%
141:17 pm (65°)11:51 pm (293°)-6:32 pm(37.5°)247,77142.4%
151:50 pm (70°)--7:16 pm(42.3°)249,79552.3%
16-12:49 am (287°)2:18 pm (76°)7:57 pm(47.6°)251,02262.0%
17-1:44 am (281°)2:43 pm (83°)8:37 pm(53.3°)251,43171.2%
18-2:37 am (274°)3:08 pm (89°)9:16 pm(59.1°)251,06879.5%
19-3:31 am (267°)3:33 pm (96°)9:55 pm(65.0°)250,02486.8%
20-4:25 am (260°)3:59 pm (103°)10:36 pm(70.7°)248,43092.7%
21-5:22 am (254°)4:27 pm (109°)11:20 pm(76.0°)246,43897.1%
22-6:20 am (248°)5:00 pm (115°)Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23-7:22 am (243°)5:39 pm (119°)12:07 am(80.6°)244,20799.5%
24-8:25 am (239°)6:25 pm (122°)12:59 am(84.3°)241,88499.7%
25-9:28 am (237°)7:19 pm (124°)1:55 am(86.5°)239,59197.6%
26-10:26 am (237°)8:21 pm (123°)2:53 am(87.0°)237,42093.2%
27-11:19 am (239°)9:27 pm (120°)3:52 am(85.7°)235,42786.5%
28-12:05 pm (243°)10:36 pm (115°)4:50 am(82.6°)233,63977.8%
29-12:44 pm (249°)11:44 pm (108°)5:44 am(78.0°)232,07067.5%
30-1:19 pm (256°)-6:36 am(72.2°)230,74056.1%
3112:50 am (101°)1:50 pm (264°)-7:25 am(65.6°)229,69044.3%
* All times are local time for South Africa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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