Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2052
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 17:20
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.1 days
- Moonset
- 03:00
- Illumination
- 92%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Day Length
- 13h 58m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 08:45 | 19:46 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 399245 km |
| May 2 Thu | 09:48 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 396290 km |
| May 3 Fri | 10:45 | 21:48 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 392771 km |
| May 4 Sat | 11:36 | 22:48 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 388691 km |
| May 5 Sun | 12:22 | 23:47 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 384124 km |
| May 6 Mon | 13:03 | - | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 379232 km |
| May 7 Tue | 13:41 | 00:44 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 374272 km |
| May 8 Wed | 14:16 | 01:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 369572 km |
| May 9 Thu | 14:51 | 02:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 365501 km |
| May 10 Fri | 15:26 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Sat | 16:01 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Sun | 16:37 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Mon | 17:16 | 06:02 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Tue | 17:57 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 364740 km |
| May 15 Wed | 18:41 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 369066 km |
| May 16 Thu | 19:29 | 08:33 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 374441 km |
| May 17 Fri | 20:18 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 380438 km |
| May 18 Sat | 21:11 | 10:06 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 386579 km |
| May 19 Sun | 22:04 | 10:50 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | 20.3 days | 392387 km |
| May 20 Mon | 23:00 | 11:31 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 397436 km |
| May 21 Tue | 23:58 | 12:10 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 401400 km |
| May 22 Wed | - | 12:49 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 404081 km |
| May 23 Thu | 00:57 | 13:29 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 405421 km |
| May 24 Fri | 01:58 | 14:09 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 405491 km |
| May 25 Sat | 03:02 | 14:53 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 404461 km |
| May 26 Sun | 04:07 | 15:40 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 402558 km |
| May 27 Mon | 05:15 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 400023 km |
| May 28 Tue | 06:23 | 17:27 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 397073 km |
| May 29 Wed | 07:29 | 18:27 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 393876 km |
| May 30 Thu | 08:30 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 390545 km |
| May 31 Fri | 09:26 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 387145 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.