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Pretoria, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, August 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:56:48 am
Moon Direction: 263° West
Moon Altitude: -25.4°
Moon Distance: 237,668 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:40 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Pretoria, August 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Aug Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:24 am (262°) 8:23 pm (95°) 1:59 am (72.7°) 243,790 94.4%
2 - 8:54 am (269°) 9:19 pm (88°) 2:42 am (66.5°) 241,568 88.6%
3 - 9:25 am (276°) 10:16 pm (81°) 3:25 am (60.1°) 239,223 80.9%
4 - 9:58 am (283°) 11:16 pm (74°) 4:10 am (53.8°) 236,781 71.6%
5 - 10:34 am (289°) - 4:58 am (47.8°) 234,293 60.9%
6 12:19 am (68°) 11:16 am (295°) - 5:50 am (42.5°) 231,846 49.4%
7 1:25 am (63°) 12:05 pm (299°) - 6:47 am (38.4°) 229,571 37.7%
8 2:33 am (59°) 1:02 pm (301°) - 7:49 am (35.9°) 227,655 26.3%
9 3:40 am (58°) 2:07 pm (301°) - 8:53 am (35.4°) 226,311 16.2%
10 4:42 am (60°) 3:17 pm (299°) - 9:58 am (37.2°) 225,743 8.1%
11 5:36 am (64°) 4:27 pm (294°) - 10:59 am (40.9°) 226,095 2.6%
12 6:22 am (69°) 5:36 pm (288°) - 11:56 am (46.1°) 227,417 0.2%
13 7:03 am (76°) 6:41 pm (281°) - 12:49 pm (52.3°) 229,647 0.7%
14 7:39 am (83°) 7:42 pm (273°) - 1:37 pm (59.1°) 232,591 4.0%
15 8:12 am (90°) 8:41 pm (266°) - 2:23 pm (65.8°) 236,012 9.7%
16 8:44 am (97°) 9:38 pm (259°) - 3:08 pm (72.2°) 239,601 17.3%
17 9:16 am (104°) 10:35 pm (253°) - 3:52 pm (78.1°) 243,073 26.1%
18 9:50 am (110°) 11:31 pm (247°) - 4:38 pm (83.2°) 246,150 35.6%
19 10:27 am (115°) - - 5:25 pm (87.4°) 248,633 45.6%
20 - 12:28 am (243°) 11:07 am (118°) 6:14 pm (89.6°) 250,366 55.5%
21 - 1:24 am (240°) 11:52 am (121°) 7:04 pm (87.9°) 251,281 65.1%
22 - 2:18 am (239°) 12:41 pm (122°) 7:56 pm (87.6°) 251,374 74.1%
23 - 3:09 am (239°) 1:35 pm (121°) 8:47 pm (88.7°) 250,709 82.2%
24 - 3:56 am (240°) 2:30 pm (118°) 9:37 pm (88.8°) 249,402 89.2%
25 - 4:39 am (244°) 3:27 pm (115°) 10:25 pm (85.1°) 247,600 94.6%
26 - 5:18 am (248°) 4:24 pm (110°) 11:11 pm (80.4°) 245,474 98.3%
27 - 5:53 am (254°) 5:21 pm (104°) 11:56 pm (74.8°) 243,180 99.9%
28 - 6:25 am (260°) 6:17 pm (97°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 6:56 am (267°) 7:13 pm (90°) 12:40 am (68.7°) 240,864 99.4%
30 - 7:28 am (274°) 8:11 pm (83°) 1:24 am (62.2°) 238,633 96.5%
31 - 8:00 am (281°) 9:10 pm (76°) 2:08 am (55.7°) 236,560 91.3%
* All times are local time for Pretoria. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Pretoria on Aug 28

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