Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1987
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 12:07 | 01:41 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 381986 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 13:16 | 02:33 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 375939 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 14:25 | 03:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 370072 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 15:32 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 364855 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 16:36 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 17:40 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 18:42 | 05:44 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 19:44 | 06:18 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 20:47 | 06:54 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 21:49 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 365206 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 22:49 | 08:17 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 370678 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 23:46 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 376867 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | - | 09:58 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 383270 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 00:37 | 10:53 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 389401 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | 01:23 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 394844 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 02:02 | 12:46 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 399302 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 02:37 | 13:41 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 402609 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 03:09 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 404738 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 03:39 | 15:29 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 04:07 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 04:36 | 17:18 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 405166 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 05:07 | 18:16 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 403863 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 05:40 | 19:17 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 402050 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 06:18 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 399774 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 07:02 | 21:29 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 397029 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 07:54 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 393791 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 08:54 | 23:36 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 390045 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 10:00 | - | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 385830 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 11:08 | 00:30 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 381257 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 12:15 | 01:18 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 376527 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 13:21 | 01:59 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 371916 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.