Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1976
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-15
- Moonrise
- 07:47
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0.7 days
- Moonset
- 18:33
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-15
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day Length
- 10h 27m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 08:02 | 18:52 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405484 km |
| May 2 Sun | 08:54 | 19:40 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 404121 km |
| May 3 Mon | 09:45 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 401913 km |
| May 4 Tue | 10:32 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 398762 km |
| May 5 Wed | 11:18 | 22:24 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 394637 km |
| May 6 Thu | 12:01 | 23:23 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 389611 km |
| May 7 Fri | 12:42 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 383885 km |
| May 8 Sat | 13:22 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 377779 km |
| May 9 Sun | 14:02 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 371713 km |
| May 10 Mon | 14:43 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 366162 km |
| May 11 Tue | 15:26 | 03:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Wed | 16:13 | 04:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Thu | 17:04 | 05:53 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Fri | 17:59 | 07:00 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sat | 18:58 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Sun | 19:58 | 09:04 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363481 km |
| May 17 Mon | 20:59 | 09:57 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 368681 km |
| May 18 Tue | 21:58 | 10:44 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 374752 km |
| May 19 Wed | 22:55 | 11:26 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 381191 km |
| May 20 Thu | 23:51 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 387499 km |
| May 21 Fri | - | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 393236 km |
| May 22 Sat | 00:44 | 13:11 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 398069 km |
| May 23 Sun | 01:36 | 13:43 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 401794 km |
| May 24 Mon | 02:28 | 14:16 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404348 km |
| May 25 Tue | 03:20 | 14:50 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Wed | 04:12 | 15:27 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| May 27 Thu | 05:05 | 16:06 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| May 28 Fri | 05:57 | 16:49 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 404853 km |
| May 29 Sat | 06:50 | 17:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 403285 km |
| May 30 Sun | 07:41 | 18:27 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 401219 km |
| May 31 Mon | 08:30 | 19:22 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 398651 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.