Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2000
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 21:45
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.6 days
- Moonset
- 09:59
- Illumination
- 84%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Day Length
- 13h 14m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Sun | 08:22 | 21:49 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 389862 km |
| Oct 2 Mon | 09:02 | 22:44 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.8 days | 394603 km |
| Oct 3 Tue | 09:45 | 23:38 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 398764 km |
| Oct 4 Wed | 10:30 | - | First Quarter | 33% | 5.8 days | 401996 km |
| Oct 5 Thu | 11:18 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 404029 km |
| Oct 6 Fri | 12:07 | 01:18 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.8 days | 404697 km |
| Oct 7 Sat | 12:59 | 02:03 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 403969 km |
| Oct 8 Sun | 13:52 | 02:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 401940 km |
| Oct 9 Mon | 14:46 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.8 days | 398824 km |
| Oct 10 Tue | 15:41 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.8 days | 394915 km |
| Oct 11 Wed | 16:36 | 04:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 390553 km |
| Oct 12 Thu | 17:32 | 05:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 386080 km |
| Oct 13 Fri | 18:29 | 05:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 381805 km |
| Oct 14 Sat | 19:29 | 06:27 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 377980 km |
| Oct 15 Sun | 20:30 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 374785 km |
| Oct 16 Mon | 21:34 | 07:50 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 372329 km |
| Oct 17 Tue | 22:37 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.8 days | 370655 km |
| Oct 18 Wed | 23:39 | 09:31 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 369754 km |
| Oct 19 Thu | - | 10:28 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 369580 km |
| Oct 20 Fri | 00:38 | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 370069 km |
| Oct 21 Sat | 01:32 | 12:33 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 371147 km |
| Oct 22 Sun | 02:21 | 13:37 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 372749 km |
| Oct 23 Mon | 03:05 | 14:40 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 374819 km |
| Oct 24 Tue | 03:46 | 15:41 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 377314 km |
| Oct 25 Wed | 04:24 | 16:41 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 380198 km |
| Oct 26 Thu | 05:02 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 383432 km |
| Oct 27 Fri | 05:39 | 18:38 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 386950 km |
| Oct 28 Sat | 06:16 | 19:36 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 390649 km |
| Oct 29 Sun | 06:56 | 20:32 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 394371 km |
| Oct 30 Mon | 07:38 | 21:28 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 397903 km |
| Oct 31 Tue | 08:22 | 22:20 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 400981 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.