Moon Phases in Knysna
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1956
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Moonrise
- 00:48
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 24.9 days
- Moonset
- 16:09
- Illumination
- 23%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-12
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Day Length
- 13h 26m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 04:21 | 18:42 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 05:08 | 19:37 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 05:58 | 20:27 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 06:51 | 21:12 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 07:46 | 21:53 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 365086 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 08:40 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.4 days | 370386 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 09:35 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 376439 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 10:29 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 29% | 5.4 days | 382746 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 11:23 | - | First Quarter | 39% | 6.4 days | 388821 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 12:17 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 394248 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 13:13 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 398720 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 14:10 | 01:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 402064 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 15:10 | 01:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 404243 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 16:11 | 02:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405333 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 17:15 | 02:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405480 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 18:19 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 404860 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 19:21 | 04:42 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 403631 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 20:17 | 05:46 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 401901 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 21:09 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399719 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 21:54 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 397081 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 22:34 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 393958 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 23:12 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 390329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 23:48 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 386224 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | - | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 381743 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | 00:23 | 13:35 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 377077 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 00:59 | 14:37 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 372496 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 01:38 | 15:37 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 368326 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 02:19 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364916 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 03:04 | 17:31 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 03:53 | 18:21 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 04:44 | 19:09 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 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.