Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1986
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-04
- Moonrise
- 18:40
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Age of Moon
- 13.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Mon | 04:32 | 18:53 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 398762 km |
| Dec 2 Tue | 05:27 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 395863 km |
| Dec 3 Wed | 06:30 | 21:14 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 392753 km |
| Dec 4 Thu | 07:41 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 389495 km |
| Dec 5 Fri | 08:52 | 23:02 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 386124 km |
| Dec 6 Sat | 10:01 | 23:44 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 382674 km |
| Dec 7 Sun | 11:05 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 379200 km |
| Dec 8 Mon | 12:06 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 375801 km |
| Dec 9 Tue | 13:03 | 00:51 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 372623 km |
| Dec 10 Wed | 13:58 | 01:22 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369851 km |
| Dec 11 Thu | 14:53 | 01:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 367697 km |
| Dec 12 Fri | 15:48 | 02:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 366372 km |
| Dec 13 Sat | 16:43 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 366057 km |
| Dec 14 Sun | 17:40 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 366876 km |
| Dec 15 Mon | 18:36 | 04:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 368875 km |
| Dec 16 Tue | 19:31 | 04:55 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 372001 km |
| Dec 17 Wed | 20:21 | 05:45 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 376096 km |
| Dec 18 Thu | 21:07 | 06:38 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 380904 km |
| Dec 19 Fri | 21:49 | 07:35 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 386085 km |
| Dec 20 Sat | 22:25 | 08:30 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 391245 km |
| Dec 21 Sun | 22:58 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 395977 km |
| Dec 22 Mon | 23:29 | 10:21 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 399902 km |
| Dec 23 Tue | 23:59 | 11:16 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 402715 km |
| Dec 24 Wed | - | 12:12 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404220 km |
| Dec 25 Thu | 00:28 | 13:09 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404350 km |
| Dec 26 Fri | 01:01 | 14:10 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 403167 km |
| Dec 27 Sat | 01:36 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 400848 km |
| Dec 28 Sun | 02:18 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 397657 km |
| Dec 29 Mon | 03:07 | 17:38 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 393896 km |
| Dec 30 Tue | 04:06 | 18:49 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 389876 km |
| Dec 31 Wed | 05:14 | 19:54 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 385876 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.