Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2017
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:56
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.6 days
- Moonset
- 01:45
- Illumination
- 81%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Sun | 07:48 | 21:18 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 403372 km |
| Jan 2 Mon | 08:44 | 21:58 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 404688 km |
| Jan 3 Tue | 09:43 | 22:37 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 404959 km |
| Jan 4 Wed | 10:41 | 23:15 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 404001 km |
| Jan 5 Thu | 11:42 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 401723 km |
| Jan 6 Fri | 12:43 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 398157 km |
| Jan 7 Sat | 13:46 | 00:35 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 393474 km |
| Jan 8 Sun | 14:51 | 01:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 387971 km |
| Jan 9 Mon | 15:57 | 02:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 382049 km |
| Jan 10 Tue | 17:01 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 376169 km |
| Jan 11 Wed | 18:03 | 03:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 370800 km |
| Jan 12 Thu | 19:00 | 04:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 366365 km |
| Jan 13 Fri | 19:51 | 06:02 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 363202 km |
| Jan 14 Sat | 20:37 | 07:05 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 15 Sun | 21:19 | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 16 Mon | 21:56 | 09:04 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 17 Tue | 22:32 | 10:01 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 365479 km |
| Jan 18 Wed | 23:06 | 10:55 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 369188 km |
| Jan 19 Thu | 23:41 | 11:48 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 373578 km |
| Jan 20 Fri | - | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 378296 km |
| Jan 21 Sat | 00:16 | 13:32 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.1 days | 383018 km |
| Jan 22 Sun | 00:53 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 387489 km |
| Jan 23 Mon | 01:32 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 391537 km |
| Jan 24 Tue | 02:14 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 395077 km |
| Jan 25 Wed | 03:01 | 16:57 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 398094 km |
| Jan 26 Thu | 03:51 | 17:45 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 400615 km |
| Jan 27 Fri | 04:44 | 18:31 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 402669 km |
| Jan 28 Sat | 05:40 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 404251 km |
| Jan 29 Sun | 06:37 | 19:58 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 405301 km |
| Jan 30 Mon | 07:36 | 20:38 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 405696 km |
| Jan 31 Tue | 08:36 | 21:17 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 405284 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.