Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1918
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 21:53 | 10:59 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367578 km |
| May 2 Thu | 22:53 | 11:46 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 371255 km |
| May 3 Fri | 23:55 | 12:29 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 375427 km |
| May 4 Sat | - | 13:10 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 379794 km |
| May 5 Sun | 00:57 | 13:50 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 384106 km |
| May 6 Mon | 02:00 | 14:28 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 388181 km |
| May 7 Tue | 03:04 | 15:08 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 391911 km |
| May 8 Wed | 04:09 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 395254 km |
| May 9 Thu | 05:17 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 398207 km |
| May 10 Fri | 06:24 | 17:26 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 400774 km |
| May 11 Sat | 07:31 | 18:20 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 402934 km |
| May 12 Sun | 08:34 | 19:19 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 404614 km |
| May 13 Mon | 09:33 | 20:19 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405683 km |
| May 14 Tue | 10:24 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 15 Wed | 11:09 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 405266 km |
| May 16 Thu | 11:48 | 23:12 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 403424 km |
| May 17 Fri | 12:23 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 400349 km |
| May 18 Sat | 12:56 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 396067 km |
| May 19 Sun | 13:28 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 390736 km |
| May 20 Mon | 13:58 | 01:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 384657 km |
| May 21 Tue | 14:29 | 02:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 378242 km |
| May 22 Wed | 15:03 | 03:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 371977 km |
| May 23 Thu | 15:40 | 04:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 366369 km |
| May 24 Fri | 16:19 | 05:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Sat | 17:04 | 06:13 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Sun | 17:54 | 07:09 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Mon | 18:49 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 28 Tue | 19:48 | 08:56 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Wed | 20:48 | 09:44 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 364298 km |
| May 30 Thu | 21:50 | 10:29 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 369209 km |
| May 31 Fri | 22:51 | 11:11 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 374817 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.