Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Moonrise
- 22:15
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.1 days
- Moonset
- 10:53
- Illumination
- 80%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-07
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Day Length
- 13h 13m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Fri | 05:09 | 16:15 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 374240 km |
| Aug 2 Sat | 05:55 | 17:08 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 368880 km |
| Aug 3 Sun | 06:38 | 18:00 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 364579 km |
| Aug 4 Mon | 07:18 | 18:51 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 5 Tue | 07:55 | 19:42 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 6 Wed | 08:30 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 7 Thu | 09:05 | 21:23 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 8 Fri | 09:39 | 22:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365574 km |
| Aug 9 Sat | 10:14 | 23:04 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 369688 km |
| Aug 10 Sun | 10:51 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 374422 km |
| Aug 11 Mon | 11:30 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 379405 km |
| Aug 12 Tue | 12:13 | 00:50 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 384308 km |
| Aug 13 Wed | 13:00 | 01:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 388875 km |
| Aug 14 Thu | 13:53 | 02:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 392943 km |
| Aug 15 Fri | 14:50 | 03:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 396443 km |
| Aug 16 Sat | 15:52 | 04:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 399374 km |
| Aug 17 Sun | 16:57 | 05:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 401772 km |
| Aug 18 Mon | 18:04 | 06:20 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 403672 km |
| Aug 19 Tue | 19:10 | 07:09 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 405071 km |
| Aug 20 Wed | 20:16 | 07:56 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 21 Thu | 21:21 | 08:40 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 22 Fri | 22:24 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 405362 km |
| Aug 23 Sat | 23:26 | 10:09 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 403655 km |
| Aug 24 Sun | - | 10:55 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 400819 km |
| Aug 25 Mon | 00:25 | 11:42 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 396826 km |
| Aug 26 Tue | 01:22 | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 391770 km |
| Aug 27 Wed | 02:15 | 13:21 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 385886 km |
| Aug 28 Thu | 03:06 | 14:12 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 379535 km |
| Aug 29 Fri | 03:53 | 15:04 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 373175 km |
| Aug 30 Sat | 04:37 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 367310 km |
| Aug 31 Sun | 05:17 | 16:47 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 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.