Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1968
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Moonrise
- 08:28
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 1.5 days
- Moonset
- 19:43
- Illumination
- 3%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-16
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day Length
- 10h 28m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Thu | 10:48 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404137 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 11:26 | 00:31 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 401627 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 12:10 | 01:41 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 397839 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 13:03 | 02:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 393012 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 14:05 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 387497 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 15:13 | 05:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 381719 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 16:23 | 05:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 376131 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | 17:33 | 06:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 371165 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 18:38 | 07:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 367183 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 19:40 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 364450 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 20:39 | 08:26 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363110 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 21:36 | 08:55 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363178 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 22:31 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364553 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 23:28 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367037 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | - | 10:21 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 370366 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 00:24 | 10:55 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 374247 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 01:22 | 11:35 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 378395 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 02:18 | 12:19 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 382567 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 03:14 | 13:10 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 386583 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 04:05 | 14:06 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 390331 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 04:52 | 15:06 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 393763 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 05:35 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 396867 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 06:11 | 17:10 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 399638 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 06:45 | 18:11 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 402045 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 07:17 | 19:13 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 404010 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 07:47 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 405392 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 08:17 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 08:50 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 405650 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 09:26 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 404143 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 10:08 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 401382 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 10:57 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.4 days | 397370 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.