Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Sat | 10:34 | 21:37 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 388620 km |
| Apr 2 Sun | 11:37 | 22:32 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.6 days | 384530 km |
| Apr 3 Mon | 12:36 | 23:30 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.6 days | 380165 km |
| Apr 4 Tue | 13:30 | - | First Quarter | 52% | 7.6 days | 375710 km |
| Apr 5 Wed | 14:19 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.6 days | 371424 km |
| Apr 6 Thu | 15:04 | 01:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.6 days | 367616 km |
| Apr 7 Fri | 15:45 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.6 days | 364610 km |
| Apr 8 Sat | 16:23 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 9 Sun | 16:59 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 10 Mon | 17:34 | 05:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.6 days | 363104 km |
| Apr 11 Tue | 18:08 | 06:11 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 365423 km |
| Apr 12 Wed | 18:44 | 07:04 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 369159 km |
| Apr 13 Thu | 19:21 | 07:57 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 373997 km |
| Apr 14 Fri | 20:00 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 379572 km |
| Apr 15 Sat | 20:41 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.6 days | 385450 km |
| Apr 16 Sun | 21:26 | 10:32 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 391167 km |
| Apr 17 Mon | 22:13 | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.6 days | 396283 km |
| Apr 18 Tue | 23:04 | 12:09 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 400429 km |
| Apr 19 Wed | 23:57 | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 403348 km |
| Apr 20 Thu | - | 13:38 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 404916 km |
| Apr 21 Fri | 00:52 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.6 days | 405143 km |
| Apr 22 Sat | 01:50 | 15:00 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 404162 km |
| Apr 23 Sun | 02:50 | 15:40 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 402187 km |
| Apr 24 Mon | 03:52 | 16:20 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 399477 km |
| Apr 25 Tue | 04:56 | 17:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 396293 km |
| Apr 26 Wed | 06:02 | 17:46 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 392861 km |
| Apr 27 Thu | 07:10 | 18:34 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 389360 km |
| Apr 28 Fri | 08:17 | 19:26 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 385910 km |
| Apr 29 Sat | 09:24 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 382588 km |
| Apr 30 Sun | 10:27 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 379444 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.