Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1952
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-18
- Moonrise
- 09:35
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.6 days
- Moonset
- 21:49
- Illumination
- 14%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-18
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day Length
- 10h 30m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Fri | 12:36 | 02:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 376947 km |
| Aug 2 Sat | 13:36 | 03:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 370666 km |
| Aug 3 Sun | 14:43 | 04:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 365071 km |
| Aug 4 Mon | 15:56 | 05:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 5 Tue | 17:11 | 06:18 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 6 Wed | 18:23 | 07:01 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 7 Thu | 19:33 | 07:39 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 8 Fri | 20:40 | 08:13 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 9 Sat | 21:46 | 08:47 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 364182 km |
| Aug 10 Sun | 22:50 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369487 km |
| Aug 11 Mon | 23:54 | 09:55 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 375499 km |
| Aug 12 Tue | - | 10:33 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 381730 km |
| Aug 13 Wed | 00:57 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 387727 km |
| Aug 14 Thu | 01:57 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 393117 km |
| Aug 15 Fri | 02:54 | 12:54 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 397644 km |
| Aug 16 Sat | 03:45 | 13:49 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 401183 km |
| Aug 17 Sun | 04:30 | 14:46 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 403726 km |
| Aug 18 Mon | 05:10 | 15:43 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405352 km |
| Aug 19 Tue | 05:45 | 16:38 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 20 Wed | 06:15 | 17:33 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 21 Thu | 06:43 | 18:26 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 22 Fri | 07:10 | 19:20 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 404844 km |
| Aug 23 Sat | 07:37 | 20:13 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 403171 km |
| Aug 24 Sun | 08:04 | 21:08 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 400783 km |
| Aug 25 Mon | 08:33 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 397598 km |
| Aug 26 Tue | 09:06 | 23:06 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 393584 km |
| Aug 27 Wed | 09:44 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 388792 km |
| Aug 28 Thu | 10:28 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 383384 km |
| Aug 29 Fri | 11:22 | 01:13 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 377638 km |
| Aug 30 Sat | 12:23 | 02:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 371928 km |
| Aug 31 Sun | 13:33 | 03:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 366685 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.