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Mthatha, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2026

Moon: 17.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 7:18:45 pm
Moon Direction: 305° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 8.9°
Moon Distance: 227,974 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:13 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Mthatha, December 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:12 am (79°) 11:56 am (277°) - 6:01 am (50.3°) 234,457 51.1%
2 12:42 am (87°) 12:57 pm (270°) - 6:46 am (56.7°) 237,644 40.0%
3 1:10 am (94°) 1:57 pm (262°) - 7:30 am (63.1°) 240,645 29.8%
4 1:39 am (101°) 2:56 pm (255°) - 8:13 am (69.0°) 243,355 20.6%
5 2:08 am (107°) 3:55 pm (249°) - 8:58 am (74.4°) 245,734 13.0%
6 2:40 am (113°) 4:54 pm (244°) - 9:44 am (79.0°) 247,765 7.0%
7 3:17 am (118°) 5:53 pm (240°) - 10:32 am (82.6°) 249,456 2.8%
8 3:58 am (121°) 6:51 pm (238°) - 11:23 am (84.9°) 250,801 0.6%
9 4:44 am (123°) 7:44 pm (237°) - 12:14 pm (85.9°) 251,790 0.3%
10 5:36 am (123°) 8:32 pm (238°) - 1:05 pm (85.5°) 252,384 1.9%
11 6:31 am (121°) 9:15 pm (241°) - 1:55 pm (83.7°) 252,526 5.4%
12 7:28 am (118°) 9:52 pm (245°) - 2:43 pm (80.8°) 252,145 10.6%
13 8:25 am (113°) 10:25 pm (250°) - 3:29 pm (76.8°) 251,168 17.3%
14 9:22 am (108°) 10:54 pm (255°) - 4:12 pm (72.0°) 249,540 25.3%
15 10:18 am (102°) 11:22 pm (262°) - 4:54 pm (66.6°) 247,232 34.3%
16 11:15 am (95°) 11:48 pm (269°) - 5:35 pm (60.7°) 244,273 44.2%
17 12:12 pm (88°) - - 6:17 pm (54.6°) 240,743 54.6%
18 - 12:16 am (276°) 1:12 pm (81°) 7:02 pm (48.4°) 236,818 65.2%
19 - 12:45 am (283°) 2:15 pm (73°) 7:50 pm (42.4°) 232,735 75.5%
20 - 1:18 am (290°) 3:22 pm (67°) 8:43 pm (37.1°) 228,829 84.8%
21 - 1:58 am (296°) 4:34 pm (61°) 9:42 pm (32.9°) 225,451 92.4%
22 - 2:46 am (300°) 5:47 pm (58°) 10:47 pm (30.4°) 222,990 97.7%
23 - 3:45 am (303°) 6:57 pm (57°) 11:54 pm (30.1°) 221,736 99.8%
24 - 4:53 am (303°) 7:59 pm (59°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:08 am (300°) 8:51 pm (63°) 1:01 am (32.1°) 221,843 98.7%
26 - 7:23 am (294°) 9:34 pm (69°) 2:04 am (36.2°) 223,271 94.3%
27 - 8:36 am (287°) 10:11 pm (77°) 3:01 am (41.6°) 225,822 87.2%
28 - 9:44 am (280°) 10:43 pm (84°) 3:53 am (48.0°) 229,165 78.1%
29 - 10:48 am (272°) 11:12 pm (92°) 4:41 am (54.6°) 232,952 67.8%
30 - 11:50 am (264°) 11:41 pm (99°) 5:27 am (61.2°) 236,843 57.0%
31 - 12:50 pm (257°) - 6:11 am (67.4°) 240,561 46.1%
* All times are local time for Mthatha. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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