Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1945
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Sat | 03:12 | 16:04 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 397636 km |
| Dec 2 Sun | 03:44 | 16:56 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 400414 km |
| Dec 3 Mon | 04:17 | 17:49 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 402587 km |
| Dec 4 Tue | 04:55 | 18:42 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 404208 km |
| Dec 5 Wed | 05:36 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405301 km |
| Dec 6 Thu | 06:21 | 20:30 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 7 Fri | 07:11 | 21:22 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 8 Sat | 08:05 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 404759 km |
| Dec 9 Sun | 09:02 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.5 days | 402869 km |
| Dec 10 Mon | 10:00 | 23:38 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 399914 km |
| Dec 11 Tue | 11:00 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 395868 km |
| Dec 12 Wed | 12:00 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 390823 km |
| Dec 13 Thu | 13:01 | 00:55 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 385002 km |
| Dec 14 Fri | 14:03 | 01:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 378759 km |
| Dec 15 Sat | 15:07 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 372538 km |
| Dec 16 Sun | 16:14 | 02:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 366833 km |
| Dec 17 Mon | 17:23 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 18 Tue | 18:32 | 04:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 19 Wed | 19:39 | 05:20 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Thu | 20:40 | 06:21 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Fri | 21:35 | 07:24 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 22 Sat | 22:21 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363329 km |
| Dec 23 Sun | 23:02 | 09:29 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 368325 km |
| Dec 24 Mon | 23:39 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 374163 km |
| Dec 25 Tue | - | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 380356 km |
| Dec 26 Wed | 00:11 | 12:15 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 386431 km |
| Dec 27 Thu | 00:42 | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 391980 km |
| Dec 28 Fri | 01:13 | 13:57 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 396704 km |
| Dec 29 Sat | 01:45 | 14:49 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 400430 km |
| Dec 30 Sun | 02:17 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 403117 km |
| Dec 31 Mon | 02:53 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 404823 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.