Moon Phases in Mthatha
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1943
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-24
- Moonrise
- 13:07
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 9.3 days
- Moonset
- 02:03
- Illumination
- 70%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-24
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Day Length
- 10h 8m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 03:22 | 15:57 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 399995 km |
| May 2 Sun | 04:23 | 16:33 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 396507 km |
| May 3 Mon | 05:24 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 392580 km |
| May 4 Tue | 06:23 | 17:49 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 388512 km |
| May 5 Wed | 07:21 | 18:28 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 384557 km |
| May 6 Thu | 08:18 | 19:11 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 380910 km |
| May 7 Fri | 09:13 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 377705 km |
| May 8 Sat | 10:05 | 20:42 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 375020 km |
| May 9 Sun | 10:54 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 372896 km |
| May 10 Mon | 11:39 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 371345 km |
| May 11 Tue | 12:20 | 23:16 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 370373 km |
| May 12 Wed | 12:59 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 369983 km |
| May 13 Thu | 13:36 | 00:09 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 370183 km |
| May 14 Fri | 14:10 | 01:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 370989 km |
| May 15 Sat | 14:45 | 01:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 372416 km |
| May 16 Sun | 15:20 | 02:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 374474 km |
| May 17 Mon | 15:56 | 03:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 377153 km |
| May 18 Tue | 16:34 | 04:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 380409 km |
| May 19 Wed | 17:17 | 05:58 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 384152 km |
| May 20 Thu | 18:05 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 388228 km |
| May 21 Fri | 18:58 | 08:08 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 392421 km |
| May 22 Sat | 19:57 | 09:12 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 396456 km |
| May 23 Sun | 21:00 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 400022 km |
| May 24 Mon | 22:04 | 11:07 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 402797 km |
| May 25 Tue | 23:09 | 11:57 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 404494 km |
| May 26 Wed | - | 12:41 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404901 km |
| May 27 Thu | 00:13 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403910 km |
| May 28 Fri | 01:16 | 13:59 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 401547 km |
| May 29 Sat | 02:16 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 397968 km |
| May 30 Sun | 03:16 | 15:11 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 393448 km |
| May 31 Mon | 04:14 | 15:48 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 388349 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.