Moon Phases in Grahamstown
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2002
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-18
- Moonrise
- 10:20
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.3 days
- Moonset
- 21:06
- Illumination
- 12%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-18
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day Length
- 9h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sun | 02:53 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 402775 km |
| Dec 2 Mon | 03:28 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 404552 km |
| Dec 3 Tue | 04:07 | 18:22 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405558 km |
| Dec 4 Wed | 04:51 | 19:34 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 5 Thu | 05:43 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405664 km |
| Dec 6 Fri | 06:40 | 21:42 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 404845 km |
| Dec 7 Sat | 07:42 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 403397 km |
| Dec 8 Sun | 08:45 | 23:17 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 401230 km |
| Dec 9 Mon | 09:48 | 23:53 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 398254 km |
| Dec 10 Tue | 10:47 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 394422 km |
| Dec 11 Wed | 11:45 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 389773 km |
| Dec 12 Thu | 12:40 | 00:53 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 384458 km |
| Dec 13 Fri | 13:35 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 378742 km |
| Dec 14 Sat | 14:29 | 01:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 372995 km |
| Dec 15 Sun | 15:25 | 02:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 367647 km |
| Dec 16 Mon | 16:21 | 02:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 363147 km |
| Dec 17 Tue | 17:19 | 03:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 18 Wed | 18:19 | 03:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 19 Thu | 19:19 | 04:26 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Fri | 20:16 | 05:14 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Sat | 21:10 | 06:09 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363721 km |
| Dec 22 Sun | 21:57 | 07:10 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 368596 km |
| Dec 23 Mon | 22:39 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 374414 km |
| Dec 24 Tue | 23:17 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 380693 km |
| Dec 25 Wed | 23:50 | 10:26 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 386932 km |
| Dec 26 Thu | - | 11:32 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 392673 km |
| Dec 27 Fri | 00:22 | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 397548 km |
| Dec 28 Sat | 00:53 | 13:44 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 401316 km |
| Dec 29 Sun | 01:26 | 14:52 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 403873 km |
| Dec 30 Mon | 02:02 | 16:02 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 405243 km |
| Dec 31 Tue | 02:42 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405550 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.