Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2016
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:56
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.7 days
- Moonset
- 01:45
- Illumination
- 82%
- 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 | 05:54 | 18:27 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Sun | 06:28 | 19:20 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Mon | 07:03 | 20:11 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 366394 km |
| Oct 4 Tue | 07:39 | 21:03 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 371645 km |
| Oct 5 Wed | 08:17 | 21:54 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 377650 km |
| Oct 6 Thu | 08:58 | 22:45 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 383921 km |
| Oct 7 Fri | 09:43 | 23:36 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 389968 km |
| Oct 8 Sat | 10:30 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 395352 km |
| Oct 9 Sun | 11:22 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 399736 km |
| Oct 10 Mon | 12:16 | 01:11 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 402914 km |
| Oct 11 Tue | 13:14 | 01:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 404816 km |
| Oct 12 Wed | 14:14 | 02:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 405502 km |
| Oct 13 Thu | 15:17 | 03:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 405122 km |
| Oct 14 Fri | 16:21 | 04:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 403882 km |
| Oct 15 Sat | 17:28 | 04:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 401989 km |
| Oct 16 Sun | 18:35 | 05:33 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 399621 km |
| Oct 17 Mon | 19:44 | 06:19 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 396905 km |
| Oct 18 Tue | 20:51 | 07:08 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 393910 km |
| Oct 19 Wed | 21:56 | 08:00 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 390665 km |
| Oct 20 Thu | 22:57 | 08:55 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 387184 km |
| Oct 21 Fri | 23:53 | 09:53 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 383498 km |
| Oct 22 Sat | - | 10:52 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 379681 km |
| Oct 23 Sun | 00:43 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 375862 km |
| Oct 24 Mon | 01:29 | 12:47 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 372233 km |
| Oct 25 Tue | 02:09 | 13:43 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 369029 km |
| Oct 26 Wed | 02:46 | 14:37 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 366511 km |
| Oct 27 Thu | 03:22 | 15:31 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 364927 km |
| Oct 28 Fri | 03:56 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 364483 km |
| Oct 29 Sat | 04:29 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 365314 km |
| Oct 30 Sun | 05:04 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 367451 km |
| Oct 31 Mon | 05:39 | 18:58 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 370814 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.