When will the Moon rise in South Africa today?
South Africa — Today’s Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times
Today’s Sunset: 6:06 p.m. 267° West
Today’s Moonrise: 7:23 a.m. Today: 8:41 pm 103° East Moonset Daylight at 253° West 12 hours and 15 minutes (+1m 32s)
What is the current location of the Moon?
The Moon is currently in the Sagittarius constellation. The Moon’s current Right Ascension is 19h 19m 33s, and its Declination is -27° 46′ 52″. (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The Moon’s current magnitude is -9.44. (JPL).
What is the moon like today?
Crescent Waxing
The moon is 12,94% visible today and is crescent. There are three days until the start of the next phase, the first quarter.
How long is a full moon?
Technically, the Moon’s “full” state lasts only an instant. However, the Moon can appear full for up to three days to the naked eye.
What material is the Moon made of?
The lunar surface is roughly 43% oxygen, 20% silicon, 19% magnesium, 10% iron, 3% calcium, 3% aluminum, 0.42% chromium, 0.18% titanium, and 0.12% manganese by weight. Water traces discovered on the lunar surface by orbiting spacecraft may have originated deep underground.
Is it possible for it to rain on the Moon?
The moon’s atmosphere is so thin that it cannot trap heat or insulate the surface. There is no wind, clouds, rain, snow, or storms there, but there is “day and night” and extreme temperature differences depending on where the sun shines.
Moon’s temperature?
Taking the Temperature of the Moon
Daytime temperatures near the lunar equator reach a scorching 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120 degrees Celsius, 400 degrees Kelvin), while nighttime temperatures drop to a freezing -208 degrees Fahrenheit (-130 degrees Celsius, 140 degrees Kelvin).
