Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2016
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:56
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Tue | 23:19 | 12:13 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 383953 km |
| Mar 2 Wed | - | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389321 km |
| Mar 3 Thu | 00:05 | 13:58 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 394043 km |
| Mar 4 Fri | 00:56 | 14:49 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 397958 km |
| Mar 5 Sat | 01:52 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 401018 km |
| Mar 6 Sun | 02:51 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 403263 km |
| Mar 7 Mon | 03:54 | 17:14 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 404780 km |
| Mar 8 Tue | 04:59 | 17:59 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405661 km |
| Mar 9 Wed | 06:05 | 18:43 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 10 Thu | 07:12 | 19:27 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405672 km |
| Mar 11 Fri | 08:19 | 20:12 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 404731 km |
| Mar 12 Sat | 09:26 | 20:58 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 403026 km |
| Mar 13 Sun | 10:30 | 21:47 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 400441 km |
| Mar 14 Mon | 11:34 | 22:37 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 396903 km |
| Mar 15 Tue | 12:33 | 23:31 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 392420 km |
| Mar 16 Wed | 13:29 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 387118 km |
| Mar 17 Thu | 14:19 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 381248 km |
| Mar 18 Fri | 15:06 | 01:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 375174 km |
| Mar 19 Sat | 15:48 | 02:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 369342 km |
| Mar 20 Sun | 16:26 | 03:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 364226 km |
| Mar 21 Mon | 17:03 | 04:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 22 Tue | 17:38 | 04:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 23 Wed | 18:11 | 05:49 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 24 Thu | 18:45 | 06:41 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 25 Fri | 19:20 | 07:32 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 26 Sat | 19:56 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 365890 km |
| Mar 27 Sun | 20:34 | 09:15 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 371488 km |
| Mar 28 Mon | 21:15 | 10:07 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 377731 km |
| Mar 29 Tue | 21:59 | 10:59 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 384113 km |
| Mar 30 Wed | 22:47 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 390159 km |
| Mar 31 Thu | 23:40 | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 395471 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.