Moon Phases in Grahamstown
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2015
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 15:16
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.7 days
- Moonset
- 01:58
- Illumination
- 83%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Day Length
- 14h 14m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 23:42 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 376537 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | - | 11:07 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 374086 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 00:17 | 12:01 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 372020 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 00:50 | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 370423 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 01:22 | 13:47 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 369397 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 01:54 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 369051 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 02:27 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 369483 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 03:01 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 370766 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 03:39 | 17:22 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 372928 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 04:19 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 375937 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 05:05 | 19:12 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 379686 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 05:55 | 20:04 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 383988 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 06:49 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 388583 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 07:47 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 393147 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 08:47 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 397325 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 09:49 | 23:08 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400764 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 10:52 | 23:48 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 403158 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 11:56 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404282 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 13:00 | 00:27 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 404028 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 14:04 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402418 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 15:10 | 01:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 399602 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 16:15 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 395834 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 17:19 | 03:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 391444 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 18:20 | 04:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 386793 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 19:18 | 05:03 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 382231 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 20:09 | 06:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 378069 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 20:56 | 06:59 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 374548 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 21:37 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 371829 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 22:15 | 08:54 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 369995 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 22:49 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369056 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 23:22 | 10:44 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368964 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.