Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1972
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-04
- Moonrise
- 18:40
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 14 days
- Moonset
- 04:09
- Illumination
- 99%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-04
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Day Length
- 13h 46m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 19:36 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 91% | 17.6 days | 370940 km |
| May 2 Tue | 20:27 | 09:58 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.6 days | 369445 km |
| May 3 Wed | 21:23 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 368812 km |
| May 4 Thu | 22:21 | 11:33 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.6 days | 368977 km |
| May 5 Fri | 23:20 | 12:14 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 369848 km |
| May 6 Sat | - | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 371324 km |
| May 7 Sun | 00:19 | 13:29 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 373303 km |
| May 8 Mon | 01:20 | 14:04 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 375702 km |
| May 9 Tue | 02:21 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 378453 km |
| May 10 Wed | 03:26 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 381506 km |
| May 11 Thu | 04:32 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 384814 km |
| May 12 Fri | 05:42 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 388320 km |
| May 13 Sat | 06:54 | 17:38 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 391934 km |
| May 14 Sun | 08:05 | 18:38 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 395519 km |
| May 15 Mon | 09:12 | 19:44 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 398880 km |
| May 16 Tue | 10:10 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 401777 km |
| May 17 Wed | 11:01 | 21:55 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 403938 km |
| May 18 Thu | 11:44 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 405097 km |
| May 19 Fri | 12:20 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 405036 km |
| May 20 Sat | 12:53 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 403622 km |
| May 21 Sun | 13:24 | 00:49 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 400844 km |
| May 22 Mon | 13:53 | 01:42 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 396826 km |
| May 23 Tue | 14:22 | 02:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 391823 km |
| May 24 Wed | 14:54 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 386199 km |
| May 25 Thu | 15:27 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 380389 km |
| May 26 Fri | 16:04 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 374846 km |
| May 27 Sat | 16:46 | 06:06 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 370000 km |
| May 28 Sun | 17:33 | 07:01 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 366206 km |
| May 29 Mon | 18:23 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363714 km |
| May 30 Tue | 19:19 | 08:45 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| May 31 Wed | 20:16 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363104 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.