Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2070
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 17:20
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.7 days
- Moonset
- 03:00
- Illumination
- 95%
- 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 Thu | 22:12 | 11:09 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 383882 km |
| May 2 Fri | 23:06 | 11:51 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 389973 km |
| May 3 Sat | - | 12:31 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 395338 km |
| May 4 Sun | 00:01 | 13:10 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 399702 km |
| May 5 Mon | 00:58 | 13:49 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 402923 km |
| May 6 Tue | 01:57 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 404993 km |
| May 7 Wed | 02:58 | 15:08 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 8 Thu | 04:02 | 15:51 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 9 Fri | 05:08 | 16:37 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405481 km |
| May 10 Sat | 06:15 | 17:29 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 404250 km |
| May 11 Sun | 07:24 | 18:25 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 402501 km |
| May 12 Mon | 08:29 | 19:26 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 400254 km |
| May 13 Tue | 09:30 | 20:28 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 397485 km |
| May 14 Wed | 10:25 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 394153 km |
| May 15 Thu | 11:15 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 390244 km |
| May 16 Fri | 11:59 | 23:35 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 385805 km |
| May 17 Sat | 12:39 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 380968 km |
| May 18 Sun | 13:17 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 375962 km |
| May 19 Mon | 13:52 | 01:29 | First Quarter | 66% | 9 days | 371096 km |
| May 20 Tue | 14:27 | 02:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 366733 km |
| May 21 Wed | 15:02 | 03:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 363246 km |
| May 22 Thu | 15:39 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 23 Fri | 16:17 | 05:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Sat | 16:58 | 05:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Sun | 17:41 | 06:45 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363423 km |
| May 26 Mon | 18:27 | 07:35 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 367319 km |
| May 27 Tue | 19:17 | 08:22 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 372393 km |
| May 28 Wed | 20:07 | 09:08 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 378249 km |
| May 29 Thu | 21:00 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 384417 km |
| May 30 Fri | 21:54 | 10:31 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 390413 km |
| May 31 Sat | 22:49 | 11:09 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 395786 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.