Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2009
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:56
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.9 days
- Moonset
- 01:45
- Illumination
- 84%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Day Length
- 13h 56m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 12:37 | 23:36 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 404644 km |
| May 2 Sat | 13:16 | - | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 404532 km |
| May 3 Sun | 13:50 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.6 days | 403024 km |
| May 4 Mon | 14:22 | 01:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.6 days | 400230 km |
| May 5 Tue | 14:53 | 02:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 396383 km |
| May 6 Wed | 15:25 | 03:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 391806 km |
| May 7 Thu | 15:58 | 04:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 386872 km |
| May 8 Fri | 16:34 | 05:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 381966 km |
| May 9 Sat | 17:15 | 06:43 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 377438 km |
| May 10 Sun | 18:00 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 373579 km |
| May 11 Mon | 18:49 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 370594 km |
| May 12 Tue | 19:42 | 09:30 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 368599 km |
| May 13 Wed | 20:37 | 10:16 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.6 days | 367625 km |
| May 14 Thu | 21:33 | 10:57 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 367626 km |
| May 15 Fri | 22:28 | 11:34 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.6 days | 368498 km |
| May 16 Sat | 23:24 | 12:07 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 370104 km |
| May 17 Sun | - | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 372290 km |
| May 18 Mon | 00:18 | 13:07 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 374909 km |
| May 19 Tue | 01:14 | 13:36 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.6 days | 377839 km |
| May 20 Wed | 02:11 | 14:06 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 380983 km |
| May 21 Thu | 03:11 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 384276 km |
| May 22 Fri | 04:14 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 387669 km |
| May 23 Sat | 05:22 | 16:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 391113 km |
| May 24 Sun | 06:32 | 16:55 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 394533 km |
| May 25 Mon | 07:42 | 17:56 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 397811 km |
| May 26 Tue | 08:47 | 19:04 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 400775 km |
| May 27 Wed | 09:45 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 403203 km |
| May 28 Thu | 10:33 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404843 km |
| May 29 Fri | 11:15 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 405448 km |
| May 30 Sat | 11:52 | 23:38 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 404818 km |
| May 31 Sun | 12:24 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 402842 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.