Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1955
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 Sun | 14:19 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 394652 km |
| May 2 Mon | 14:52 | 02:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 389217 km |
| May 3 Tue | 15:25 | 03:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 383278 km |
| May 4 Wed | 15:58 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 377292 km |
| May 5 Thu | 16:33 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 371731 km |
| May 6 Fri | 17:11 | 06:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 367034 km |
| May 7 Sat | 17:52 | 06:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363557 km |
| May 8 Sun | 18:36 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 9 Mon | 19:25 | 08:44 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| May 10 Tue | 20:15 | 09:33 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| May 11 Wed | 21:08 | 10:18 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364580 km |
| May 12 Thu | 22:02 | 11:01 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368097 km |
| May 13 Fri | 22:57 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 372373 km |
| May 14 Sat | 23:53 | 12:17 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 377058 km |
| May 15 Sun | - | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 381824 km |
| May 16 Mon | 00:49 | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 386399 km |
| May 17 Tue | 01:47 | 14:03 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 390597 km |
| May 18 Wed | 02:47 | 14:40 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 394315 km |
| May 19 Thu | 03:51 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 397523 km |
| May 20 Fri | 04:58 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 400238 km |
| May 21 Sat | 06:07 | 17:03 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 402484 km |
| May 22 Sun | 07:17 | 18:03 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 404258 km |
| May 23 Mon | 08:23 | 19:09 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405505 km |
| May 24 Tue | 09:24 | 20:16 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 10:17 | 21:23 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Thu | 11:03 | 22:27 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404731 km |
| May 27 Fri | 11:44 | 23:28 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 402427 km |
| May 28 Sat | 12:20 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 398929 km |
| May 29 Sun | 12:54 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 394287 km |
| May 30 Mon | 13:27 | 01:20 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 388684 km |
| May 31 Tue | 14:00 | 02:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 382439 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.