Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1962
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Moonrise
- 09:04
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 2.2 days
- Moonset
- 20:47
- Illumination
- 5%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-17
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day Length
- 10h 29m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Wed | 07:17 | 18:22 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 2 Thu | 07:56 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 3 Fri | 08:31 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 4 Sat | 09:05 | 21:01 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 365858 km |
| Aug 5 Sun | 09:37 | 21:53 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 371509 km |
| Aug 6 Mon | 10:08 | 22:44 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 377737 km |
| Aug 7 Tue | 10:40 | 23:37 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 384045 km |
| Aug 8 Wed | 11:15 | - | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 389980 km |
| Aug 9 Thu | 11:51 | 00:30 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 395181 km |
| Aug 10 Fri | 12:32 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.2 days | 399410 km |
| Aug 11 Sat | 13:18 | 02:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 402566 km |
| Aug 12 Sun | 14:09 | 03:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.2 days | 404664 km |
| Aug 13 Mon | 15:07 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 14 Tue | 16:09 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 15 Wed | 17:16 | 06:07 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 16 Thu | 18:24 | 06:56 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 404870 km |
| Aug 17 Fri | 19:32 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 403394 km |
| Aug 18 Sat | 20:38 | 08:24 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 401341 km |
| Aug 19 Sun | 21:45 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 398647 km |
| Aug 20 Mon | 22:49 | 09:46 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 395255 km |
| Aug 21 Tue | 23:53 | 10:27 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 391150 km |
| Aug 22 Wed | - | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 386402 km |
| Aug 23 Thu | 00:54 | 11:55 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 381181 km |
| Aug 24 Fri | 01:54 | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 375764 km |
| Aug 25 Sat | 02:50 | 13:34 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 370509 km |
| Aug 26 Sun | 03:43 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.2 days | 365825 km |
| Aug 27 Mon | 04:31 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 28 Tue | 05:15 | 16:15 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 29 Wed | 05:55 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 30 Thu | 06:31 | 18:03 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 31 Fri | 07:05 | 18:55 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 363104 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.