Moon Phases in Mthatha
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-19
- Moonrise
- 10:43
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.5 days
- Moonset
- 22:06
- Illumination
- 13%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-19
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Day Length
- 10h 8m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Wed | 05:35 | 17:59 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Thu | 06:08 | 18:51 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Fri | 06:41 | 19:44 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Sat | 07:17 | 20:38 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 367470 km |
| Oct 5 Sun | 07:55 | 21:33 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 373141 km |
| Oct 6 Mon | 08:37 | 22:27 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 379386 km |
| Oct 7 Tue | 09:23 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 385701 km |
| Oct 8 Wed | 10:12 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 391611 km |
| Oct 9 Thu | 11:07 | 00:15 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 396720 km |
| Oct 10 Fri | 12:06 | 01:07 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 400753 km |
| Oct 11 Sat | 13:09 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 403570 km |
| Oct 12 Sun | 14:14 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405169 km |
| Oct 13 Mon | 15:21 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405652 km |
| Oct 14 Tue | 16:29 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405194 km |
| Oct 15 Wed | 17:37 | 04:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 403988 km |
| Oct 16 Thu | 18:45 | 05:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 402207 km |
| Oct 17 Fri | 19:52 | 06:23 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 399978 km |
| Oct 18 Sat | 20:57 | 07:10 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 397367 km |
| Oct 19 Sun | 21:58 | 07:59 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 394391 km |
| Oct 20 Mon | 22:55 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 391046 km |
| Oct 21 Tue | 23:47 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 387338 km |
| Oct 22 Wed | - | 10:36 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 383314 km |
| Oct 23 Thu | 00:33 | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 379089 km |
| Oct 24 Fri | 01:16 | 12:23 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 374850 km |
| Oct 25 Sat | 01:54 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370849 km |
| Oct 26 Sun | 02:29 | 14:09 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 367382 km |
| Oct 27 Mon | 03:04 | 15:01 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364752 km |
| Oct 28 Tue | 03:37 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363232 km |
| Oct 29 Wed | 04:09 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Thu | 04:42 | 17:39 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.4 days | 364244 km |
| Oct 31 Fri | 05:18 | 18:33 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 366869 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.