Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2031
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:06
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.3 days
- Moonset
- 02:20
- Illumination
- 87%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Day Length
- 13h 57m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Wed | 12:54 | - | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 397718 km |
| Jan 2 Thu | 13:49 | 00:15 | First Quarter | 60% | 8.4 days | 401410 km |
| Jan 3 Fri | 14:43 | 00:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.4 days | 403857 km |
| Jan 4 Sat | 15:37 | 01:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405071 km |
| Jan 5 Sun | 16:28 | 02:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.4 days | 405168 km |
| Jan 6 Mon | 17:17 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 404335 km |
| Jan 7 Tue | 18:03 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 402779 km |
| Jan 8 Wed | 18:45 | 04:44 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 400688 km |
| Jan 9 Thu | 19:25 | 05:37 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 398203 km |
| Jan 10 Fri | 20:01 | 06:31 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 395409 km |
| Jan 11 Sat | 20:35 | 07:26 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.4 days | 392341 km |
| Jan 12 Sun | 21:09 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 389007 km |
| Jan 13 Mon | 21:42 | 09:16 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 385424 km |
| Jan 14 Tue | 22:15 | 10:12 | Last Quarter | 69% | 20.4 days | 381641 km |
| Jan 15 Wed | 22:52 | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 377766 km |
| Jan 16 Thu | 23:32 | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 48% | 22.4 days | 373970 km |
| Jan 17 Fri | - | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370480 km |
| Jan 18 Sat | 00:16 | 14:17 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 367557 km |
| Jan 19 Sun | 01:08 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 365468 km |
| Jan 20 Mon | 02:06 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 364450 km |
| Jan 21 Tue | 03:10 | 17:24 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 364675 km |
| Jan 22 Wed | 04:18 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 366223 km |
| Jan 23 Thu | 05:28 | 19:04 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 369063 km |
| Jan 24 Fri | 06:35 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 373044 km |
| Jan 25 Sat | 07:41 | 20:25 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 377903 km |
| Jan 26 Sun | 08:44 | 21:02 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 383285 km |
| Jan 27 Mon | 09:45 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 388773 km |
| Jan 28 Tue | 10:43 | 22:14 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 393933 km |
| Jan 29 Wed | 11:40 | 22:51 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 398363 km |
| Jan 30 Thu | 12:35 | 23:31 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 401734 km |
| Jan 31 Fri | 13:30 | - | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 403830 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.