Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1938
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 19:52
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.7 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 Thu | 13:04 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 400007 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 13:58 | 01:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 402959 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 14:55 | 01:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.7 days | 404756 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 15:55 | 02:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 405503 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 16:57 | 03:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 405362 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 18:00 | 04:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 404508 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 19:04 | 05:03 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 403086 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 20:04 | 06:04 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 401187 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 21:00 | 07:09 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 398841 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 21:51 | 08:16 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.7 days | 396035 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 22:36 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.7 days | 392738 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 23:19 | 10:25 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 388946 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 23:59 | 11:27 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 384707 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | - | 12:26 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.7 days | 380152 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 00:37 | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 375498 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 01:16 | 14:22 | Last Quarter | 34% | 23.7 days | 371035 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 01:56 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 367099 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 02:37 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 16% | 25.7 days | 364036 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 03:22 | 17:08 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 04:08 | 17:59 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 04:57 | 18:48 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 05:48 | 19:34 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 365292 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 06:39 | 20:16 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 369209 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 07:31 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 374198 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 08:22 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 379868 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 09:13 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.2 days | 385769 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 10:04 | 22:40 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 391434 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 10:55 | 23:14 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 396434 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 11:48 | 23:49 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 400426 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 12:41 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 403183 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | 13:38 | 00:26 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.2 days | 404617 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.