Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1949
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:41
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28 days
- Moonset
- 18:24
- Illumination
- 3%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Day Length
- 13h 0m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 09:25 | 19:47 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 368793 km |
| May 2 Mon | 10:24 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 374801 km |
| May 3 Tue | 11:21 | 21:40 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 381184 km |
| May 4 Wed | 12:13 | 22:43 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 387445 km |
| May 5 Thu | 13:00 | 23:49 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 393143 km |
| May 6 Fri | 13:43 | - | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 397940 km |
| May 7 Sat | 14:20 | 00:54 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 401634 km |
| May 8 Sun | 14:56 | 01:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 404157 km |
| May 9 Mon | 15:31 | 03:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 405560 km |
| May 10 Tue | 16:07 | 04:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 405696 km |
| May 11 Wed | 16:45 | 05:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 405584 km |
| May 12 Thu | 17:28 | 06:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 404538 km |
| May 13 Fri | 18:15 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 402955 km |
| May 14 Sat | 19:09 | 08:42 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 400891 km |
| May 15 Sun | 20:08 | 09:47 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 398346 km |
| May 16 Mon | 21:09 | 10:44 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 395286 km |
| May 17 Tue | 22:10 | 11:35 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 391681 km |
| May 18 Wed | 23:09 | 12:16 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 387545 km |
| May 19 Thu | - | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 382966 km |
| May 20 Fri | 00:04 | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 378121 km |
| May 21 Sat | 00:58 | 13:53 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 373277 km |
| May 22 Sun | 01:49 | 14:20 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 368766 km |
| May 23 Mon | 02:40 | 14:48 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 364954 km |
| May 24 Tue | 03:32 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Wed | 04:24 | 15:46 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Thu | 05:19 | 16:19 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Fri | 06:16 | 16:58 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 363104 km |
| May 28 Sat | 07:16 | 17:44 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 366036 km |
| May 29 Sun | 08:17 | 18:35 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 370635 km |
| May 30 Mon | 09:16 | 19:34 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 376173 km |
| May 31 Tue | 10:10 | 20:37 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 382210 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.