Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1916
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 19:52
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 11:19 | - | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 370928 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 12:20 | 00:10 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 375112 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 13:20 | 00:45 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 379510 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 14:18 | 01:19 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 383853 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 15:18 | 01:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 387945 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 16:17 | 02:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 391665 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 17:16 | 03:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 394968 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 18:14 | 03:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 397856 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 19:08 | 04:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 400345 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 19:59 | 05:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 402433 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 20:44 | 06:31 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404068 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 21:24 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405138 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 22:00 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405481 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 22:32 | 09:14 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404908 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 23:03 | 10:06 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 403251 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 23:33 | 10:58 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 400404 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | - | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 396368 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 00:03 | 12:43 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391276 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 00:34 | 13:39 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 385399 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 01:09 | 14:38 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 379127 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 01:49 | 15:41 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 372933 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 02:34 | 16:46 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 367317 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 03:28 | 17:52 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 04:29 | 18:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 05:37 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 06:48 | 20:45 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 07:58 | 21:29 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 09:06 | 22:09 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364249 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 10:11 | 22:45 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369016 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 11:13 | 23:21 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 374519 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 12:13 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 380306 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.