Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1950
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-05
- Moonrise
- 19:52
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14.5 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 Fri | - | 10:43 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 402004 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 00:10 | 11:41 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 403939 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 00:42 | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 404502 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 01:14 | 13:38 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 403712 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 01:46 | 14:40 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 401712 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 02:21 | 15:47 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 398740 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 03:01 | 16:57 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 395091 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 03:48 | 18:11 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 391081 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 04:44 | 19:24 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 387006 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 05:48 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 383117 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 06:58 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 379603 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 08:09 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 376592 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 09:18 | 23:00 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 374155 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 10:21 | 23:35 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 372323 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 11:20 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 371099 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 12:16 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 370470 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 13:10 | 00:35 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 370426 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 14:03 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 370955 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 14:56 | 01:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 372054 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 15:51 | 02:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 373724 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 16:46 | 02:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 375961 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 17:42 | 03:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 378745 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 18:37 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 382028 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 19:29 | 04:51 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 385715 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 20:17 | 05:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.6 days | 389656 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 21:00 | 06:42 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.6 days | 393637 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 21:38 | 07:40 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 397389 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 22:12 | 08:38 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | 18.6 days | 400609 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 22:44 | 09:35 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.6 days | 402993 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 23:14 | 10:32 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 404273 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 23:45 | 11:29 | Last Quarter | 55% | 21.6 days | 404259 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.