Moon Phases in Bloemfontein
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1931
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-18
- Moonrise
- 06:42
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 1.3 days
- Moonset
- 19:36
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-18
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Day Length
- 13h 2m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 17:08 | 05:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 405170 km |
| May 2 Sat | 17:47 | 06:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 403889 km |
| May 3 Sun | 18:30 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 402104 km |
| May 4 Mon | 19:21 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 399848 km |
| May 5 Tue | 20:16 | 10:11 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 397108 km |
| May 6 Wed | 21:15 | 11:10 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 393848 km |
| May 7 Thu | 22:16 | 12:00 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 390050 km |
| May 8 Fri | 23:15 | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 385754 km |
| May 9 Sat | - | 13:19 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 381078 km |
| May 10 Sun | 00:12 | 13:51 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 376233 km |
| May 11 Mon | 01:08 | 14:19 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 371512 km |
| May 12 Tue | 02:01 | 14:45 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 367262 km |
| May 13 Wed | 02:53 | 15:11 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 363846 km |
| May 14 Thu | 03:46 | 15:37 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Fri | 04:39 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Sat | 05:36 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| May 17 Sun | 06:35 | 17:13 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 363840 km |
| May 18 Mon | 07:37 | 17:55 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 367615 km |
| May 19 Tue | 08:39 | 18:45 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 372566 km |
| May 20 Wed | 09:41 | 19:43 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 378309 km |
| May 21 Thu | 10:38 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 384386 km |
| May 22 Fri | 11:29 | 21:53 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 390317 km |
| May 23 Sat | 12:12 | 23:01 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 395651 km |
| May 24 Sun | 12:51 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 400018 km |
| May 25 Mon | 13:26 | 00:07 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 403163 km |
| May 26 Tue | 13:59 | 01:12 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 404970 km |
| May 27 Wed | 14:30 | 02:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 405460 km |
| May 28 Thu | 15:04 | 03:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 404766 km |
| May 29 Fri | 15:40 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 403100 km |
| May 30 Sat | 16:21 | 05:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 400707 km |
| May 31 Sun | 17:08 | 06:45 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 397825 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.