Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1941
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 19:52
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.6 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 Thu | 10:28 | 21:33 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 387759 km |
| May 2 Fri | 11:16 | 22:25 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 383589 km |
| May 3 Sat | 12:02 | 23:21 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 379179 km |
| May 4 Sun | 12:47 | - | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 374731 km |
| May 5 Mon | 13:30 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 370514 km |
| May 6 Tue | 14:13 | 01:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 366843 km |
| May 7 Wed | 14:56 | 02:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 364039 km |
| May 8 Thu | 15:40 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 363104 km |
| May 9 Fri | 16:25 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 363104 km |
| May 10 Sat | 17:15 | 05:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 363326 km |
| May 11 Sun | 18:07 | 06:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 366004 km |
| May 12 Mon | 19:03 | 07:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 369999 km |
| May 13 Tue | 20:01 | 08:49 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 375035 km |
| May 14 Wed | 21:01 | 09:49 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 380730 km |
| May 15 Thu | 22:00 | 10:43 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 386640 km |
| May 16 Fri | 22:58 | 11:33 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 392299 km |
| May 17 Sat | 23:55 | 12:16 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 397277 km |
| May 18 Sun | - | 12:56 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 401221 km |
| May 19 Mon | 00:48 | 13:34 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 403896 km |
| May 20 Tue | 01:41 | 14:09 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 405205 km |
| May 21 Wed | 02:32 | 14:44 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 405181 km |
| May 22 Thu | 03:22 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 403975 km |
| May 23 Fri | 04:12 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 401814 km |
| May 24 Sat | 05:03 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 398963 km |
| May 25 Sun | 05:54 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 395680 km |
| May 26 Mon | 06:45 | 17:55 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 392187 km |
| May 27 Tue | 07:36 | 18:41 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 388652 km |
| May 28 Wed | 08:26 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 385191 km |
| May 29 Thu | 09:15 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 381875 km |
| May 30 Fri | 10:01 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 378754 km |
| May 31 Sat | 10:46 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 375876 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.