Moon Phases in Pietermaritzburg
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2071
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Sat | 10:23 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 366530 km |
| Aug 2 Sun | 11:03 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 369576 km |
| Aug 3 Mon | 11:43 | 00:18 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 373240 km |
| Aug 4 Tue | 12:25 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 377242 km |
| Aug 5 Wed | 13:09 | 02:06 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 381334 km |
| Aug 6 Thu | 13:54 | 02:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 385324 km |
| Aug 7 Fri | 14:42 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 389089 km |
| Aug 8 Sat | 15:32 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 392571 km |
| Aug 9 Sun | 16:22 | 05:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 395750 km |
| Aug 10 Mon | 17:14 | 05:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 398622 km |
| Aug 11 Tue | 18:06 | 06:34 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 401160 km |
| Aug 12 Wed | 18:59 | 07:11 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 403293 km |
| Aug 13 Thu | 19:52 | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 404892 km |
| Aug 14 Fri | 20:46 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 15 Sat | 21:41 | 08:56 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 16 Sun | 22:37 | 09:34 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 404581 km |
| Aug 17 Mon | 23:35 | 10:12 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 402185 km |
| Aug 18 Tue | - | 10:55 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 398521 km |
| Aug 19 Wed | 00:34 | 11:43 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 393697 km |
| Aug 20 Thu | 01:35 | 12:35 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 387962 km |
| Aug 21 Fri | 02:35 | 13:34 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 381689 km |
| Aug 22 Sat | 03:34 | 14:36 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 375342 km |
| Aug 23 Sun | 04:29 | 15:43 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 369424 km |
| Aug 24 Mon | 05:21 | 16:50 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 364422 km |
| Aug 25 Tue | 06:09 | 17:57 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 26 Wed | 06:54 | 19:02 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 27 Thu | 07:37 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 28 Fri | 08:18 | 21:08 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 29 Sat | 08:58 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 30 Sun | 09:40 | 23:04 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 367136 km |
| Aug 31 Mon | 10:21 | 23:59 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 372271 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.