Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Mon | 23:59 | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 377920 km |
| Feb 2 Tue | - | 13:31 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 382234 km |
| Feb 3 Wed | 00:40 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 386379 km |
| Feb 4 Thu | 01:26 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 390214 km |
| Feb 5 Fri | 02:16 | 16:11 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 393670 km |
| Feb 6 Sat | 03:10 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 396733 km |
| Feb 7 Sun | 04:09 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 399411 km |
| Feb 8 Mon | 05:11 | 18:40 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 401702 km |
| Feb 9 Tue | 06:15 | 19:26 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 403564 km |
| Feb 10 Wed | 07:21 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 404898 km |
| Feb 11 Thu | 08:25 | 20:52 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405548 km |
| Feb 12 Fri | 09:31 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405328 km |
| Feb 13 Sat | 10:35 | 22:18 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404057 km |
| Feb 14 Sun | 11:39 | 23:03 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 401604 km |
| Feb 15 Mon | 12:40 | 23:51 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 397936 km |
| Feb 16 Tue | 13:41 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 393144 km |
| Feb 17 Wed | 14:38 | 00:41 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 387461 km |
| Feb 18 Thu | 15:32 | 01:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 381242 km |
| Feb 19 Fri | 16:21 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 374943 km |
| Feb 20 Sat | 17:07 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 369060 km |
| Feb 21 Sun | 17:48 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 364081 km |
| Feb 22 Mon | 18:26 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 23 Tue | 19:03 | 06:10 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 24 Wed | 19:38 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 25 Thu | 20:11 | 07:55 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 26 Fri | 20:45 | 08:46 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 27 Sat | 21:20 | 09:38 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 367189 km |
| Feb 28 Sun | 21:57 | 10:29 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 372481 km |
| Feb 29 Mon | 22:36 | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 378215 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.