Moon Phases in Grahamstown
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1978
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Moonrise
- 11:52
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 5.6 days
- Moonset
- -
- Illumination
- 32%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 05:20 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 05:55 | 18:33 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 06:31 | 19:33 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 07:09 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363834 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 07:51 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 368944 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 08:36 | 22:35 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 374926 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 09:27 | 23:35 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 381282 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 10:21 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 387516 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 11:21 | 00:32 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 393186 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 12:23 | 01:25 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 397952 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 13:27 | 02:14 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 401606 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | 14:32 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 404077 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 15:37 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 405416 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 16:41 | 04:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 17:45 | 05:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405277 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | 18:47 | 05:41 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 404140 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 19:48 | 06:20 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 402474 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 20:46 | 07:01 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 400347 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | 21:42 | 07:44 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 397768 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 22:35 | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 394715 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 23:24 | 09:15 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 391166 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | - | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 387138 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | 00:10 | 10:55 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 382713 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 00:52 | 11:47 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 378060 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 01:31 | 12:39 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 373429 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 02:08 | 13:33 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 369135 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | 02:43 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 365523 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 03:18 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 03:52 | 16:20 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 04:27 | 17:20 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 05:05 | 18:20 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363513 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.