Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1902
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-06
- Moonrise
- 20:57
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 15.1 days
- Moonset
- 06:13
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-01-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-06
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Day Length
- 13h 47m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Thu | - | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 394464 km |
| May 2 Fri | 00:18 | 13:16 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 398791 km |
| May 3 Sat | 01:15 | 13:55 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 402084 km |
| May 4 Sun | 02:13 | 14:34 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 404350 km |
| May 5 Mon | 03:14 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 405684 km |
| May 6 Tue | 04:16 | 16:01 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 7 Wed | 05:22 | 16:50 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 8 Thu | 06:29 | 17:44 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405350 km |
| May 9 Fri | 07:36 | 18:42 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 404051 km |
| May 10 Sat | 08:39 | 19:45 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 402142 km |
| May 11 Sun | 09:39 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 399550 km |
| May 12 Mon | 10:32 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 396207 km |
| May 13 Tue | 11:21 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 392092 km |
| May 14 Wed | 12:04 | 23:51 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 387269 km |
| May 15 Thu | 12:43 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 381911 km |
| May 16 Fri | 13:21 | 00:47 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 376301 km |
| May 17 Sat | 13:57 | 01:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 370810 km |
| May 18 Sun | 14:33 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 365864 km |
| May 19 Mon | 15:10 | 03:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 20 Tue | 15:48 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 21 Wed | 16:28 | 05:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 22 Thu | 17:11 | 06:04 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 23 Fri | 17:57 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Sat | 18:44 | 07:43 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 365556 km |
| May 25 Sun | 19:34 | 08:29 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 370847 km |
| May 26 Mon | 20:25 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 376937 km |
| May 27 Tue | 21:18 | 09:56 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 383330 km |
| May 28 Wed | 22:11 | 10:35 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 389528 km |
| May 29 Thu | 23:05 | 11:14 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 395084 km |
| May 30 Fri | - | 11:52 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 399650 km |
| May 31 Sat | 00:00 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 403012 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.