Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2022
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:56
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 06:49 | 17:49 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Mon | 07:46 | 18:25 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 3 Tue | 08:43 | 19:05 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 4 Wed | 09:40 | 19:50 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 5 Thu | 10:34 | 20:38 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 367841 km |
| May 6 Fri | 11:24 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 373456 km |
| May 7 Sat | 12:09 | 22:27 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 379446 km |
| May 8 Sun | 12:50 | 23:25 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 385360 km |
| May 9 Mon | 13:27 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 390813 km |
| May 10 Tue | 14:00 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 395526 km |
| May 11 Wed | 14:31 | 01:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 399343 km |
| May 12 Thu | 15:02 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 402225 km |
| May 13 Fri | 15:34 | 03:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 404226 km |
| May 14 Sat | 16:07 | 04:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405451 km |
| May 15 Sun | 16:45 | 05:31 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 16 Mon | 17:30 | 06:40 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 17 Tue | 18:21 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 405351 km |
| May 18 Wed | 19:21 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 404097 km |
| May 19 Thu | 20:27 | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 402117 km |
| May 20 Fri | 21:37 | 11:11 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 399308 km |
| May 21 Sat | 22:45 | 12:01 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 395609 km |
| May 22 Sun | 23:51 | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 391040 km |
| May 23 Mon | - | 13:19 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 385732 km |
| May 24 Tue | 00:52 | 13:51 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 379938 km |
| May 25 Wed | 01:52 | 14:20 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 374019 km |
| May 26 Thu | 02:49 | 14:49 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 368410 km |
| May 27 Fri | 03:46 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363575 km |
| May 28 Sat | 04:42 | 15:51 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Sun | 05:39 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 30 Mon | 06:36 | 17:03 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 31 Tue | 07:33 | 17:46 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 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.