Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1912
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 19:52
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.9 days
- Moonset
- 05:07
- Illumination
- 100%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-01-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 17:40 | 06:26 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 405281 km |
| May 2 Thu | 18:18 | 07:26 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 404093 km |
| May 3 Fri | 19:00 | 08:26 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 402382 km |
| May 4 Sat | 19:47 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 400126 km |
| May 5 Sun | 20:38 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 397273 km |
| May 6 Mon | 21:33 | 11:13 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 393774 km |
| May 7 Tue | 22:28 | 11:59 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.3 days | 389628 km |
| May 8 Wed | 23:25 | 12:40 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 384912 km |
| May 9 Thu | - | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 379806 km |
| May 10 Fri | 00:20 | 13:49 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 374586 km |
| May 11 Sat | 01:14 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 369606 km |
| May 12 Sun | 02:08 | 14:48 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 365262 km |
| May 13 Mon | 03:03 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Tue | 04:00 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Wed | 05:00 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Thu | 06:03 | 17:04 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 17 Fri | 07:11 | 17:51 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 363845 km |
| May 18 Sat | 08:21 | 18:46 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 368203 km |
| May 19 Sun | 09:30 | 19:49 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 373641 km |
| May 20 Mon | 10:32 | 20:58 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 379721 km |
| May 21 Tue | 11:28 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 385953 km |
| May 22 Wed | 12:15 | 23:16 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 391853 km |
| May 23 Thu | 12:55 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 396997 km |
| May 24 Fri | 13:31 | 00:20 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 401063 km |
| May 25 Sat | 14:03 | 01:22 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 403864 km |
| May 26 Sun | 14:34 | 02:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 405350 km |
| May 27 Mon | 15:06 | 03:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 405601 km |
| May 28 Tue | 15:39 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 404786 km |
| May 29 Wed | 16:15 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 403125 km |
| May 30 Thu | 16:56 | 06:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 400844 km |
| May 31 Fri | 17:41 | 07:15 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 398135 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.