Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1948
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 Wed | 05:23 | 19:50 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 401778 km |
| Dec 2 Thu | 06:15 | 20:49 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 399481 km |
| Dec 3 Fri | 07:12 | 21:44 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 396805 km |
| Dec 4 Sat | 08:10 | 22:30 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 393756 km |
| Dec 5 Sun | 09:09 | 23:11 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 390330 km |
| Dec 6 Mon | 10:05 | 23:46 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 386538 km |
| Dec 7 Tue | 11:00 | - | First Quarter | 34% | 5.9 days | 382444 km |
| Dec 8 Wed | 11:52 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 378180 km |
| Dec 9 Thu | 12:43 | 00:46 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 373952 km |
| Dec 10 Fri | 13:35 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 370026 km |
| Dec 11 Sat | 14:27 | 01:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 366705 km |
| Dec 12 Sun | 15:22 | 02:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 364290 km |
| Dec 13 Mon | 16:19 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Tue | 17:20 | 03:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 363149 km |
| Dec 15 Wed | 18:23 | 04:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 364687 km |
| Dec 16 Thu | 19:28 | 04:51 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 367614 km |
| Dec 17 Fri | 20:29 | 05:49 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 371756 km |
| Dec 18 Sat | 21:25 | 06:53 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 376823 km |
| Dec 19 Sun | 22:13 | 08:01 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 382428 km |
| Dec 20 Mon | 22:56 | 09:10 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 388133 km |
| Dec 21 Tue | 23:34 | 10:15 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 393490 km |
| Dec 22 Wed | - | 11:20 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 398090 km |
| Dec 23 Thu | 00:08 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 401612 km |
| Dec 24 Fri | 00:42 | 13:23 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 403854 km |
| Dec 25 Sat | 01:16 | 14:25 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 404747 km |
| Dec 26 Sun | 01:51 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 404352 km |
| Dec 27 Mon | 02:30 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 402839 km |
| Dec 28 Tue | 03:15 | 17:36 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 400445 km |
| Dec 29 Wed | 04:04 | 18:36 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 397438 km |
| Dec 30 Thu | 04:59 | 19:33 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 394073 km |
| Dec 31 Fri | 05:57 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 390569 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.