Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Mon | - | 10:05 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 374377 km |
| Oct 2 Tue | 00:16 | 11:00 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 371853 km |
| Oct 3 Wed | 01:16 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369791 km |
| Oct 4 Thu | 02:10 | 13:04 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 368340 km |
| Oct 5 Fri | 03:01 | 14:09 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 367655 km |
| Oct 6 Sat | 03:48 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 367869 km |
| Oct 7 Sun | 04:30 | 16:21 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 369073 km |
| Oct 8 Mon | 05:11 | 17:25 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 371298 km |
| Oct 9 Tue | 05:49 | 18:28 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 374492 km |
| Oct 10 Wed | 06:27 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 378518 km |
| Oct 11 Thu | 07:06 | 20:29 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 383146 km |
| Oct 12 Fri | 07:46 | 21:28 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 388071 km |
| Oct 13 Sat | 08:28 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 392930 km |
| Oct 14 Sun | 09:13 | 23:18 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 397338 km |
| Oct 15 Mon | 10:00 | - | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 400931 km |
| Oct 16 Tue | 10:49 | 00:08 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 403407 km |
| Oct 17 Wed | 11:41 | 00:55 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 404564 km |
| Oct 18 Thu | 12:33 | 01:38 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 404323 km |
| Oct 19 Fri | 13:26 | 02:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 402739 km |
| Oct 20 Sat | 14:20 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 399989 km |
| Oct 21 Sun | 15:15 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 396342 km |
| Oct 22 Mon | 16:10 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 392127 km |
| Oct 23 Tue | 17:06 | 04:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 387687 km |
| Oct 24 Wed | 18:04 | 05:12 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 383341 km |
| Oct 25 Thu | 19:05 | 05:49 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 379362 km |
| Oct 26 Fri | 20:06 | 06:28 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 375952 km |
| Oct 27 Sat | 21:09 | 07:12 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 373241 km |
| Oct 28 Sun | 22:12 | 08:01 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 371292 km |
| Oct 29 Mon | 23:12 | 08:55 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 370112 km |
| Oct 30 Tue | - | 09:54 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369670 km |
| Oct 31 Wed | 00:08 | 10:56 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 369906 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.