Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1985
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-15
- Moonrise
- 07:47
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 0 days
- Moonset
- 18:33
- Illumination
- 0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Tue | 13:57 | 00:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.3 days | 368829 km |
| Jan 2 Wed | 14:53 | 01:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 365734 km |
| Jan 3 Thu | 15:51 | 01:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 363643 km |
| Jan 4 Fri | 16:51 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 5 Sat | 17:52 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 363363 km |
| Jan 6 Sun | 18:51 | 04:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 365368 km |
| Jan 7 Mon | 19:46 | 05:02 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 368728 km |
| Jan 8 Tue | 20:35 | 06:06 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 373226 km |
| Jan 9 Wed | 21:19 | 07:14 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 378535 km |
| Jan 10 Thu | 21:57 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 384243 km |
| Jan 11 Fri | 22:32 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 389901 km |
| Jan 12 Sat | 23:06 | 10:31 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.3 days | 395066 km |
| Jan 13 Sun | 23:39 | 11:36 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 399355 km |
| Jan 14 Mon | - | 12:39 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 402484 km |
| Jan 15 Tue | 00:14 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 404295 km |
| Jan 16 Wed | 00:51 | 14:51 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 404767 km |
| Jan 17 Thu | 01:34 | 15:57 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 404001 km |
| Jan 18 Fri | 02:22 | 17:01 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 402193 km |
| Jan 19 Sat | 03:16 | 18:01 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 399596 km |
| Jan 20 Sun | 04:15 | 18:54 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 396476 km |
| Jan 21 Mon | 05:17 | 19:40 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 393074 km |
| Jan 22 Tue | 06:17 | 20:19 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 389586 km |
| Jan 23 Wed | 07:17 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 386155 km |
| Jan 24 Thu | 08:14 | 21:24 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 382871 km |
| Jan 25 Fri | 09:09 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 379792 km |
| Jan 26 Sat | 10:01 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 376963 km |
| Jan 27 Sun | 10:54 | 22:46 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 374433 km |
| Jan 28 Mon | 11:47 | 23:14 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 372269 km |
| Jan 29 Tue | 12:41 | 23:46 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 370558 km |
| Jan 30 Wed | 13:37 | - | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 369409 km |
| Jan 31 Thu | 14:35 | 00:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 368934 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.