Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1951
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 02:14 | 15:01 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 366723 km |
| May 2 Wed | 03:11 | 15:31 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 364724 km |
| May 3 Thu | 04:06 | 16:00 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 363854 km |
| May 4 Fri | 05:01 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 364277 km |
| May 5 Sat | 05:57 | 17:04 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 366060 km |
| May 6 Sun | 06:53 | 17:40 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 369152 km |
| May 7 Mon | 07:51 | 18:20 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 373381 km |
| May 8 Tue | 08:47 | 19:05 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 378461 km |
| May 9 Wed | 09:42 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 384017 km |
| May 10 Thu | 10:32 | 20:49 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 389618 km |
| May 11 Fri | 11:19 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 394822 km |
| May 12 Sat | 12:00 | 22:41 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 399227 km |
| May 13 Sun | 12:37 | 23:38 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 402515 km |
| May 14 Mon | 13:10 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 404483 km |
| May 15 Tue | 13:42 | 00:34 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 405065 km |
| May 16 Wed | 14:12 | 01:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 404326 km |
| May 17 Thu | 14:44 | 02:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 402443 km |
| May 18 Fri | 15:18 | 03:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 399668 km |
| May 19 Sat | 15:56 | 04:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 396289 km |
| May 20 Sun | 16:39 | 05:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 392586 km |
| May 21 Mon | 17:32 | 06:53 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 388805 km |
| May 22 Tue | 18:32 | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 385134 km |
| May 23 Wed | 19:41 | 09:16 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 381707 km |
| May 24 Thu | 20:51 | 10:17 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 378606 km |
| May 25 Fri | 22:01 | 11:10 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 375882 km |
| May 26 Sat | 23:07 | 11:54 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 373572 km |
| May 27 Sun | - | 12:31 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 371715 km |
| May 28 Mon | 00:08 | 13:04 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 370356 km |
| May 29 Tue | 01:07 | 13:34 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369559 km |
| May 30 Wed | 02:02 | 14:03 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 369393 km |
| May 31 Thu | 02:57 | 14:33 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 369929 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.