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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
The skyPende · local time: Africa/Blantyre

The sky over Pende

Moonrise14:25Moonset 02:55
PhaseWaxing gibbousLit 87%
Full moon26 Oct06:12
16.03° S, 34.72° EElevation 160 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
When to goPende · weather score
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Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low34° / 22°

Tonight in Pende the moon rises at 14:25 and sets at 02:55; it is a waxing gibbous, 87% lit. The next full moon is on 26 October 2026. The next solar eclipse seen from here is the partial solar eclipse of 25 November 2030: 53% of the sun covered at 07:19. The next lunar eclipse you can see is the penumbral lunar eclipse of 21 February 2027. Planets you can see tonight from Pende: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The moon tonight

Waxing gibbous · 87%

Moonrise 14:25 · Moonset 02:55

Distance: 384,737 km

Planets tonight

HighestRisesSetsBrightness (magnitude)
MercuryIn the evening18:04 · west · 15°06:2019:140.3
VenusNot visible tonight–05:0317:49-4.3
MarsBefore dawn04:44 · north-east · 45°01:0312:241.0
JupiterBefore dawn04:44 · north-east · 41°01:3613:05-2.0
SaturnAll night22:14 · north · 73°16:1704:160.3

From the Sun 6° below the horizon in the evening to 6° in the morning; a planet counts as visible at 8° or more above the horizon.

Phases of the moon · October 2026

DatePhaseLitMoonriseMoonset
Thu 1Waning gibbous74%22:3108:48
Fri 2Waning gibbous63%23:3409:48
Sat 3Last quarter · 15:2552%–10:52
Sun 4Waning crescent40%00:3311:56
Mon 5Waning crescent30%01:2612:59
Tue 6Waning crescent20%02:1413:58
Wed 7Waning crescent12%02:5614:54
Thu 8Waning crescent6%03:3615:48
Fri 9Waning crescent2%04:1316:40
Sat 10New moon · 17:500%04:5017:33
Sun 11Waxing crescent1%05:2818:25
Mon 12Waxing crescent3%06:0819:18
Tue 13Waxing crescent8%06:5020:13
Wed 14Waxing crescent14%07:3521:07
Thu 15Waxing crescent21%08:2322:00
Fri 16Waxing crescent29%09:1422:51
Sat 17Waxing crescent38%10:0623:38
Sun 18First quarter · 18:1348%10:59–
Mon 19Waxing gibbous57%11:5200:23
Tue 20Waxing gibbous67%12:4301:04
Wed 21Waxing gibbous76%13:3401:42
Thu 22Waxing gibbous84%14:2502:19
Fri 23Waxing gibbous91%15:1702:55
Sat 24Waxing gibbous96%16:1003:33
Sun 25Waxing gibbous99%17:0704:12
Mon 26Full moon · 06:12100%18:0804:55
Tue 27Waning gibbous98%19:1305:44
Wed 28Waning gibbous93%20:1906:38
Thu 29Waning gibbous86%21:2507:39
Fri 30Waning gibbous77%22:2708:44
Sat 31Waning gibbous66%23:2309:49

Eclipses

DateTypeBeginsMaximumEndsSun coveredSun's height / Moon's height
21 February 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse23:1101:1203:13–57°
18 July 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse17:5018:0218:15–8°
6 July 2028Partial lunar eclipse19:0820:1921:3033%40°
31 December 2028Total lunar eclipse17:0718:5120:36100%8°
26 June 2029Total lunar eclipse03:3205:2207:12100%10°
21 December 2029Total lunar eclipse22:5400:4102:28100%47°
15 June 2030Partial lunar eclipse19:2020:3321:4547%45°
25 November 2030Partial solar eclipse06:2207:1908:2553%31°
10 December 2030Penumbral lunar eclipse22:0700:2702:47–49°
7 May 2031Penumbral lunar eclipse03:5105:5007:49–1°
21 May 2031Partial solar eclipse06:1507:2708:5470%19°
25 April 2032Total lunar eclipse15:2717:1318:59100%below the horizon
9 May 2032Partial solar eclipse16:1816:5417:297%5°
18 October 2032Total lunar eclipse19:2421:0222:40100%45°
14 April 2033Total lunar eclipse19:2421:1223:00100%53°
3 April 2034Penumbral lunar eclipse18:5221:0523:18–49°
28 September 2034Partial lunar eclipse04:3004:4605:010%10°
19 August 2035Partial lunar eclipse02:3103:1003:505%39°
12 February 2036Total lunar eclipse22:3000:1101:53100%60°
7 August 2036Total lunar eclipse02:5504:5106:47100%17°
27 July 2037Partial lunar eclipse04:3106:0807:4585%0°
21 January 2038Penumbral lunar eclipse03:4505:4807:51–below the horizon
17 June 2038Penumbral lunar eclipse03:1404:4306:12–18°
2 July 2038Partial solar eclipse16:3417:2618:1325%below the horizon

Never look at the sun without certified eclipse glasses (ISO 12312-2) — not even when 99% of it is covered. Only during totality itself may you look with the naked eye.

Meteor showers

PeakBest timeRadiant heightExpected per hourMoon at the peak
Orionids21 October 202603:3858°1778%
Northern Taurids12 November 202623:5752°411%
Leonids18 November 202604:0142°1055%
Geminids14 December 202601:2641°9825%
Ursids22 December 2026–below the horizon098%
Quadrantids4 January 202704:005°912%
Lyrids23 April 202703:3840°495%
Eta Aquariids6 May 202704:3849°380%
Southern Delta Aquariids30 July 202701:2284°2510%
Alpha Capricornids30 July 202723:2283°510%
Perseids13 August 202705:0016°2786%
Draconids9 October 202718:4012°167%
Southern Taurids11 October 202702:3351°480%

How it is calculated

Eclipses, moonrise and moonset and the phases are computed for each place from the positions of the sun and the moon (VSOP87 and ELP theories, accurate to about a minute of arc). Times are local; the height of the sun or moon is above the place's horizon.

Meteor rates assume a dark sky: city lights and haze lower them a lot. The expected number per hour counts the radiant's height and the moon's light at the best hour of the peak night.