Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1914
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-23
- Moonrise
- 12:12
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 8.5 days
- Moonset
- 01:40
- Illumination
- 61%
- 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 Fri | 11:49 | 22:01 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 397599 km |
| May 2 Sat | 12:33 | 23:05 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 401399 km |
| May 3 Sun | 13:13 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 403923 km |
| May 4 Mon | 13:48 | 00:10 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 405081 km |
| May 5 Tue | 14:21 | 01:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 404918 km |
| May 6 Wed | 14:54 | 02:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 403588 km |
| May 7 Thu | 15:28 | 03:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 401325 km |
| May 8 Fri | 16:04 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 398396 km |
| May 9 Sat | 16:45 | 05:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 395062 km |
| May 10 Sun | 17:33 | 07:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 391545 km |
| May 11 Mon | 18:27 | 08:16 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 388014 km |
| May 12 Tue | 19:29 | 09:24 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 384584 km |
| May 13 Wed | 20:34 | 10:24 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 381326 km |
| May 14 Thu | 21:39 | 11:16 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 378288 km |
| May 15 Fri | 22:41 | 11:58 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 375516 km |
| May 16 Sat | 23:40 | 12:33 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 373068 km |
| May 17 Sun | - | 13:03 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 371027 km |
| May 18 Mon | 00:36 | 13:31 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369498 km |
| May 19 Tue | 01:30 | 13:57 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 368601 km |
| May 20 Wed | 02:22 | 14:22 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 368456 km |
| May 21 Thu | 03:15 | 14:49 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 369164 km |
| May 22 Fri | 04:08 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 370789 km |
| May 23 Sat | 05:04 | 15:49 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 373339 km |
| May 24 Sun | 06:01 | 16:26 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 376750 km |
| May 25 Mon | 07:00 | 17:09 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 380875 km |
| May 26 Tue | 07:59 | 17:59 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 385486 km |
| May 27 Wed | 08:55 | 18:55 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 390282 km |
| May 28 Thu | 09:46 | 19:56 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 394909 km |
| May 29 Fri | 10:32 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 398997 km |
| May 30 Sat | 11:13 | 22:03 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 402197 km |
| May 31 Sun | 11:49 | 23:07 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404224 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.