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Stellenbosch, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 5:47:26 pm
Moon Direction: 329° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 26.0°
Moon Distance: 227,966 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:48 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Stellenbosch, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:00 am (249°) 5:38 pm (113°) 12:00 am (71.6°) 248,606 99.3%
2 - 8:00 am (244°) 6:11 pm (118°) 12:45 am (76.3°) 250,086 99.8%
3 - 9:00 am (239°) 6:50 pm (122°) 1:32 am (80.1°) 251,227 98.4%
4 - 9:58 am (237°) 7:34 pm (124°) 2:22 am (82.7°) 251,953 95.1%
5 - 10:52 am (235°) 8:24 pm (124°) 3:12 am (84.0°) 252,173 90.0%
6 - 11:41 am (236°) 9:20 pm (123°) 4:04 am (83.8°) 251,794 83.5%
7 - 12:24 pm (239°) 10:18 pm (120°) 4:55 am (82.3°) 250,740 75.7%
8 - 1:02 pm (243°) 11:18 pm (115°) 5:44 am (79.5°) 248,968 66.7%
9 - 1:35 pm (248°) - 6:31 am (75.5°) 246,478 57.0%
10 12:19 am (110°) 2:05 pm (254°) - 7:17 am (70.5°) 243,345 46.7%
11 1:21 am (103°) 2:32 pm (261°) - 8:01 am (64.7°) 239,699 36.3%
12 2:23 am (95°) 2:59 pm (269°) - 8:46 am (58.3°) 235,762 26.1%
13 3:27 am (87°) 3:27 pm (277°) - 9:32 am (51.5°) 231,809 16.8%
14 4:34 am (79°) 3:58 pm (285°) - 10:20 am (44.8°) 228,190 9.0%
15 5:45 am (71°) 4:33 pm (292°) - 11:13 am (38.4°) 225,233 3.3%
16 7:00 am (64°) 5:15 pm (299°) - 12:11 pm (32.9°) 223,267 0.4%
17 8:18 am (59°) 6:07 pm (303°) - 1:14 pm (29.0°) 222,505 0.8%
18 9:32 am (56°) 7:09 pm (305°) - 2:21 pm (27.2°) 223,010 4.5%
19 10:39 am (56°) 8:19 pm (303°) - 3:28 pm (27.7°) 224,686 11.1%
20 11:35 am (59°) 9:32 pm (300°) - 4:31 pm (30.4°) 227,298 20.1%
21 12:20 pm (64°) 10:44 pm (294°) - 5:29 pm (34.7°) 230,531 30.5%
22 12:57 pm (70°) 11:53 pm (287°) - 6:21 pm (40.0°) 234,049 41.6%
23 1:28 pm (77°) - - 7:08 pm (46.1°) 237,587 52.8%
24 - 12:57 am (280°) 1:55 pm (84°) 7:52 pm (52.3°) 240,919 63.4%
25 - 1:58 am (272°) 2:21 pm (92°) 8:35 pm (58.6°) 243,908 73.2%
26 - 2:57 am (265°) 2:46 pm (99°) 9:16 pm (64.5°) 246,468 81.7%
27 - 3:56 am (258°) 3:12 pm (106°) 9:59 pm (70.1°) 248,573 88.8%
28 - 4:54 am (251°) 3:40 pm (112°) 10:43 pm (75.0°) 250,216 94.2%
29 - 5:53 am (245°) 4:12 pm (117°) 11:29 pm (79.0°) 251,412 97.9%
30 - 6:53 am (241°) 4:49 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 7:51 am (237°) 5:32 pm (123°) 12:17 am (81.9°) 252,171 99.6%
* All times are local time for Stellenbosch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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