Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1985
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Thu | 18:02 | 07:18 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 385204 km |
| Aug 2 Fri | 19:03 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 381225 km |
| Aug 3 Sat | 20:01 | 08:30 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.5 days | 377714 km |
| Aug 4 Sun | 20:57 | 09:00 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 374797 km |
| Aug 5 Mon | 21:51 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 372538 km |
| Aug 6 Tue | 22:44 | 09:54 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 370956 km |
| Aug 7 Wed | 23:38 | 10:22 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 370041 km |
| Aug 8 Thu | - | 10:51 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.5 days | 369766 km |
| Aug 9 Fri | 00:33 | 11:23 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 370101 km |
| Aug 10 Sat | 01:30 | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 371017 km |
| Aug 11 Sun | 02:27 | 12:42 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 372494 km |
| Aug 12 Mon | 03:25 | 13:31 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 374518 km |
| Aug 13 Tue | 04:21 | 14:26 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 377070 km |
| Aug 14 Wed | 05:14 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 380122 km |
| Aug 15 Thu | 06:02 | 16:33 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 383613 km |
| Aug 16 Fri | 06:44 | 17:40 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 387441 km |
| Aug 17 Sat | 07:23 | 18:46 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 391445 km |
| Aug 18 Sun | 07:58 | 19:51 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 395405 km |
| Aug 19 Mon | 08:31 | 20:56 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 399045 km |
| Aug 20 Tue | 09:04 | 22:02 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 402064 km |
| Aug 21 Wed | 09:39 | 23:09 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404160 km |
| Aug 22 Thu | 10:16 | - | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 405078 km |
| Aug 23 Fri | 10:58 | 00:16 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404648 km |
| Aug 24 Sat | 11:47 | 01:25 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 402816 km |
| Aug 25 Sun | 12:42 | 02:31 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 399662 km |
| Aug 26 Mon | 13:42 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 395399 km |
| Aug 27 Tue | 14:46 | 04:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 390348 km |
| Aug 28 Wed | 15:50 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 384908 km |
| Aug 29 Thu | 16:51 | 05:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 379505 km |
| Aug 30 Fri | 17:51 | 06:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 374549 km |
| Aug 31 Sat | 18:47 | 07:00 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 370396 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.