Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1953
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 01:51 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 404363 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 02:31 | 13:33 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 404924 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 03:07 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 404150 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 03:39 | 15:20 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 402210 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 04:08 | 16:11 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.6 days | 399352 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 04:36 | 17:02 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 395867 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 05:05 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 392050 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 05:35 | 18:45 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 388163 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 06:07 | 19:39 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 384418 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 06:42 | 20:34 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 380966 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 07:22 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3.1 days | 377906 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 08:06 | 22:27 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 375297 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 08:57 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5.1 days | 373171 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 09:52 | - | First Quarter | 36% | 6.1 days | 371553 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 10:52 | 00:13 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 370468 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 11:55 | 01:00 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 369949 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 12:59 | 01:44 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 370035 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 14:03 | 02:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 370770 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 15:09 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 372191 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 16:14 | 03:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 374315 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 17:22 | 04:17 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 377128 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 18:31 | 04:58 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 380567 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 19:42 | 05:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 384505 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 20:51 | 06:31 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 388752 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 21:56 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 393047 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 22:54 | 08:25 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 397082 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 23:45 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 400525 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | - | 10:27 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 403058 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 00:28 | 11:26 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 404417 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 01:06 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 404433 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 01:40 | 13:15 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 403057 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.