Moon Phases in Johannesburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1970
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:38
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.2 days
- Moonset
- 18:19
- Illumination
- 2%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Day Length
- 12h 59m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 07:08 | 21:34 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.6 days | 370982 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 08:14 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 369448 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 09:21 | 23:06 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 368813 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 10:26 | 23:44 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 369012 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 11:30 | - | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 369943 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 12:31 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 371485 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 13:33 | 00:53 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 373521 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 14:35 | 01:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 375948 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 15:38 | 02:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 378684 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 16:43 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 381673 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 17:48 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 384871 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 18:50 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 388230 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 19:48 | 05:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 391680 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 20:38 | 06:12 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 395108 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 21:22 | 07:12 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 398346 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 22:00 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 401173 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 22:33 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 403332 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 23:03 | 09:59 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 404562 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 23:32 | 10:51 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 404634 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 23:59 | 11:42 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 403402 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | - | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 400827 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 00:27 | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 397007 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 00:58 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 392172 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 01:32 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 386666 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 02:10 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 380914 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 02:56 | 17:21 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 375369 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 03:50 | 18:23 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 370469 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 04:51 | 19:23 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 366583 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 05:58 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363983 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 07:07 | 21:02 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 08:15 | 21:43 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 363104 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.