Moon Phases in Grahamstown
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1950
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-24
- Moonrise
- 13:13
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 8.5 days
- Moonset
- 02:15
- Illumination
- 62%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-24
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day Length
- 9h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | - | 10:34 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 402004 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 00:21 | 11:36 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 403939 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 00:49 | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 404502 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 01:17 | 13:42 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 403712 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 01:45 | 14:49 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 401712 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 02:15 | 16:00 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 398740 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 02:51 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 395091 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 03:34 | 18:32 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 391081 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 04:26 | 19:48 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 387006 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 05:30 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 383117 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 06:40 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 379603 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 07:54 | 22:36 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 376592 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 09:07 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 374155 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 10:14 | 23:44 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 372323 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 11:18 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 371099 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 12:17 | 00:11 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 370470 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 13:15 | 00:36 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 370426 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 14:12 | 01:01 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 370955 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 15:09 | 01:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 372054 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 16:07 | 01:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 373724 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 17:06 | 02:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 375961 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 18:04 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 378745 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 19:00 | 03:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 382028 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 19:52 | 04:32 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 385715 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 20:38 | 05:28 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 389656 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 21:19 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 393637 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 21:53 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 397389 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 22:24 | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 400609 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 22:52 | 09:30 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.6 days | 402993 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 23:19 | 10:30 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 404273 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 23:46 | 11:32 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.6 days | 404259 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.