Moon Phases in Grahamstown
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1977
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Moonrise
- 11:52
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 5.7 days
- Moonset
- -
- Illumination
- 33%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day Length
- 9h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 23:15 | 09:41 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 20 days | 380210 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 23:51 | 10:35 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 376824 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | - | 11:31 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 373611 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 00:26 | 12:28 | Last Quarter | 42% | 23 days | 370741 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 01:01 | 13:28 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 368416 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 01:38 | 14:29 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 366847 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 02:17 | 15:34 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 366225 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 03:01 | 16:41 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 366694 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 03:49 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 04:43 | 18:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 371101 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 05:44 | 19:59 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 374898 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 06:48 | 20:57 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 379491 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 07:55 | 21:48 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 384567 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 09:02 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 389748 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 10:06 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 394628 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 11:09 | 23:53 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 398815 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 12:09 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 401978 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 13:07 | 00:28 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 403882 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 14:03 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 404418 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 14:57 | 01:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 403607 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 15:52 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 401594 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 16:44 | 02:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 398618 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 17:36 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 394976 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 18:25 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 390982 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 19:12 | 05:02 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 386930 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 19:57 | 05:52 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 383066 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 20:37 | 06:43 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 379578 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 21:16 | 07:36 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 376590 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 21:53 | 08:30 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 374171 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 22:27 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 372349 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 23:02 | 10:20 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 371128 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.