Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sat | 08:22 | 22:42 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 367006 km |
| Oct 2 Sun | 09:19 | 23:42 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 367163 km |
| Oct 3 Mon | 10:18 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 368243 km |
| Oct 4 Tue | 11:18 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 370086 km |
| Oct 5 Wed | 12:17 | 01:20 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 372511 km |
| Oct 6 Thu | 13:15 | 02:00 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 375345 km |
| Oct 7 Fri | 14:10 | 02:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 378440 km |
| Oct 8 Sat | 15:04 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 381683 km |
| Oct 9 Sun | 15:57 | 03:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 385000 km |
| Oct 10 Mon | 16:50 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 388346 km |
| Oct 11 Tue | 17:43 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 391683 km |
| Oct 12 Wed | 18:35 | 05:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 394956 km |
| Oct 13 Thu | 19:29 | 05:47 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 398068 km |
| Oct 14 Fri | 20:22 | 06:24 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 400871 km |
| Oct 15 Sat | 21:16 | 07:04 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 403161 km |
| Oct 16 Sun | 22:08 | 07:49 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 404701 km |
| Oct 17 Mon | 22:58 | 08:38 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.6 days | 405247 km |
| Oct 18 Tue | 23:45 | 09:32 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 404596 km |
| Oct 19 Wed | - | 10:28 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.6 days | 402628 km |
| Oct 20 Thu | 00:29 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 399340 km |
| Oct 21 Fri | 01:11 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.6 days | 394866 km |
| Oct 22 Sat | 01:50 | 13:33 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 389475 km |
| Oct 23 Sun | 02:28 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.6 days | 383549 km |
| Oct 24 Mon | 03:06 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 377543 km |
| Oct 25 Tue | 03:46 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 371934 km |
| Oct 26 Wed | 04:28 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 367170 km |
| Oct 27 Thu | 05:15 | 19:13 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363619 km |
| Oct 28 Fri | 06:07 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 29 Sat | 07:04 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Sun | 08:04 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 31 Mon | 09:07 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 364483 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.