Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2047
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:06
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.8 days
- Moonset
- 02:20
- Illumination
- 91%
- 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 Wed | 11:41 | 22:20 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 404939 km |
| May 2 Thu | 12:21 | 23:21 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 404034 km |
| May 3 Fri | 12:59 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 401750 km |
| May 4 Sat | 13:34 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 398199 km |
| May 5 Sun | 14:09 | 01:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 393625 km |
| May 6 Mon | 14:44 | 02:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 388373 km |
| May 7 Tue | 15:22 | 03:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 382854 km |
| May 8 Wed | 16:03 | 04:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 377500 km |
| May 9 Thu | 16:50 | 05:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 372716 km |
| May 10 Fri | 17:45 | 07:12 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 368839 km |
| May 11 Sat | 18:45 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 366110 km |
| May 12 Sun | 19:50 | 09:26 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 364661 km |
| May 13 Mon | 20:56 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 364505 km |
| May 14 Tue | 22:00 | 11:08 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 365553 km |
| May 15 Wed | 23:00 | 11:48 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 367631 km |
| May 16 Thu | 23:58 | 12:22 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 370510 km |
| May 17 Fri | - | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 373938 km |
| May 18 Sat | 00:53 | 13:22 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 377670 km |
| May 19 Sun | 01:46 | 13:51 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 381500 km |
| May 20 Mon | 02:39 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 385271 km |
| May 21 Tue | 03:32 | 14:49 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 388889 km |
| May 22 Wed | 04:26 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 392305 km |
| May 23 Thu | 05:21 | 16:00 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 395496 km |
| May 24 Fri | 06:16 | 16:41 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 398435 km |
| May 25 Sat | 07:11 | 17:28 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 401066 km |
| May 26 Sun | 08:04 | 18:20 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 403279 km |
| May 27 Mon | 08:54 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 404911 km |
| May 28 Tue | 09:40 | 20:15 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 29 Wed | 10:21 | 21:15 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 405597 km |
| May 30 Thu | 10:59 | 22:16 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 404256 km |
| May 31 Fri | 11:34 | 23:17 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 401628 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.