Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1910
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-23
- Moonrise
- 12:12
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 8.7 days
- Moonset
- 01:40
- Illumination
- 64%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-23
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day Length
- 10h 35m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 22:46 | 12:23 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 397188 km |
| May 2 Mon | 23:48 | 13:09 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 392239 km |
| May 3 Tue | - | 13:51 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 386436 km |
| May 4 Wed | 00:52 | 14:28 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 380134 km |
| May 5 Thu | 01:57 | 15:04 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 373789 km |
| May 6 Fri | 03:03 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 367901 km |
| May 7 Sat | 04:10 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 8 Sun | 05:20 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 9 Mon | 06:31 | 17:35 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 10 Tue | 07:44 | 18:22 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Wed | 08:56 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Thu | 10:04 | 20:16 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Fri | 11:05 | 21:20 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 367364 km |
| May 14 Sat | 11:57 | 22:23 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 372969 km |
| May 15 Sun | 12:40 | 23:25 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 378991 km |
| May 16 Mon | 13:18 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 384971 km |
| May 17 Tue | 13:50 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 390511 km |
| May 18 Wed | 14:19 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 395319 km |
| May 19 Thu | 14:46 | 02:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 399225 km |
| May 20 Fri | 15:14 | 03:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 402180 km |
| May 21 Sat | 15:41 | 03:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 404230 km |
| May 22 Sun | 16:10 | 04:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 405481 km |
| May 23 Mon | 16:43 | 05:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 405696 km |
| May 24 Tue | 17:20 | 06:41 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 18:01 | 07:39 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 405387 km |
| May 26 Thu | 18:48 | 08:35 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 404146 km |
| May 27 Fri | 19:42 | 09:30 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 402198 km |
| May 28 Sat | 20:39 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 399443 km |
| May 29 Sun | 21:40 | 11:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 395816 km |
| May 30 Mon | 22:42 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 391327 km |
| May 31 Tue | 23:46 | 12:28 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 386094 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.