Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2024
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 14:56
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.4 days
- Moonset
- 01:45
- Illumination
- 80%
- 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 Tue | 04:56 | 16:57 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 405689 km |
| Oct 2 Wed | 05:22 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 3 Thu | 05:47 | 18:42 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 4 Fri | 06:13 | 19:36 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 405299 km |
| Oct 5 Sat | 06:42 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 403959 km |
| Oct 6 Sun | 07:15 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 401920 km |
| Oct 7 Mon | 07:52 | 22:29 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 399090 km |
| Oct 8 Tue | 08:36 | 23:28 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 395410 km |
| Oct 9 Wed | 09:27 | - | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 390900 km |
| Oct 10 Thu | 10:25 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 385680 km |
| Oct 11 Fri | 11:29 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 379993 km |
| Oct 12 Sat | 12:36 | 02:02 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 374185 km |
| Oct 13 Sun | 13:44 | 02:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 368677 km |
| Oct 14 Mon | 14:52 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 363920 km |
| Oct 15 Tue | 16:01 | 03:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 16 Wed | 17:10 | 04:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 17 Thu | 18:20 | 05:02 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 18 Fri | 19:33 | 05:39 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 19 Sat | 20:46 | 06:20 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 20 Sun | 21:57 | 07:08 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 367208 km |
| Oct 21 Mon | 23:03 | 08:02 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 372885 km |
| Oct 22 Tue | - | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 379146 km |
| Oct 23 Wed | 00:01 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 385487 km |
| Oct 24 Thu | 00:49 | 11:06 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 391432 km |
| Oct 25 Fri | 01:30 | 12:06 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 396586 km |
| Oct 26 Sat | 02:03 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 400669 km |
| Oct 27 Sun | 02:33 | 13:59 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 403543 km |
| Oct 28 Mon | 03:00 | 14:52 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 405202 km |
| Oct 29 Tue | 03:26 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 30 Wed | 03:51 | 16:37 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 405351 km |
| Oct 31 Thu | 04:17 | 17:31 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 404201 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.