Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2033
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:06
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.7 days
- Moonset
- 02:20
- Illumination
- 90%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 08:41 | 19:39 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 401935 km |
| May 2 Mon | 09:40 | 20:34 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 399450 km |
| May 3 Tue | 10:32 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 396316 km |
| May 4 Wed | 11:20 | 22:26 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 392498 km |
| May 5 Thu | 12:03 | 23:21 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 388026 km |
| May 6 Fri | 12:41 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 383024 km |
| May 7 Sat | 13:18 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 377720 km |
| May 8 Sun | 13:52 | 01:07 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 372435 km |
| May 9 Mon | 14:24 | 01:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 367554 km |
| May 10 Tue | 14:58 | 02:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 363485 km |
| May 11 Wed | 15:32 | 03:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Thu | 16:08 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Fri | 16:46 | 05:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Sat | 17:29 | 06:20 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sun | 18:14 | 07:15 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 365049 km |
| May 16 Mon | 19:05 | 08:08 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 369933 km |
| May 17 Tue | 19:59 | 09:01 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 375739 km |
| May 18 Wed | 20:56 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 381997 km |
| May 19 Thu | 21:55 | 10:39 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 388211 km |
| May 20 Fri | 22:56 | 11:25 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 393912 km |
| May 21 Sat | 23:58 | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 398712 km |
| May 22 Sun | - | 12:49 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 402344 km |
| May 23 Mon | 01:00 | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 404679 km |
| May 24 Tue | 02:04 | 14:12 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 03:09 | 14:55 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405599 km |
| May 26 Thu | 04:14 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 404497 km |
| May 27 Fri | 05:19 | 16:30 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 402642 km |
| May 28 Sat | 06:23 | 17:24 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 400242 km |
| May 29 Sun | 07:24 | 18:18 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 397462 km |
| May 30 Mon | 08:20 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 394411 km |
| May 31 Tue | 09:11 | 20:13 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 391148 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.