Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2005
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 17:27
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.3 days
- Moonset
- 03:20
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Day Length
- 13h 45m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Mon | 04:10 | 14:25 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 379890 km |
| Aug 2 Tue | 05:03 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 383122 km |
| Aug 3 Wed | 05:51 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 386504 km |
| Aug 4 Thu | 06:34 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 389985 km |
| Aug 5 Fri | 07:12 | 18:05 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 393490 km |
| Aug 6 Sat | 07:45 | 18:59 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 396898 km |
| Aug 7 Sun | 08:15 | 19:52 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 400037 km |
| Aug 8 Mon | 08:43 | 20:44 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 402680 km |
| Aug 9 Tue | 09:11 | 21:36 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404570 km |
| Aug 10 Wed | 09:40 | 22:30 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 405450 km |
| Aug 11 Thu | 10:09 | 23:26 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 405108 km |
| Aug 12 Fri | 10:42 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 7 days | 403416 km |
| Aug 13 Sat | 11:21 | 00:26 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 400368 km |
| Aug 14 Sun | 12:07 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 66% | 9 days | 396091 km |
| Aug 15 Mon | 13:01 | 02:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 390851 km |
| Aug 16 Tue | 14:05 | 03:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 11 days | 385021 km |
| Aug 17 Wed | 15:15 | 04:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 379049 km |
| Aug 18 Thu | 16:28 | 05:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 373405 km |
| Aug 19 Fri | 17:41 | 06:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 368531 km |
| Aug 20 Sat | 18:50 | 07:11 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 364791 km |
| Aug 21 Sun | 19:57 | 07:49 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 22 Mon | 21:01 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 23 Tue | 22:03 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 24 Wed | 23:05 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 364291 km |
| Aug 25 Thu | - | 10:08 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 367430 km |
| Aug 26 Fri | 00:06 | 10:48 | Last Quarter | 63% | 21 days | 371377 km |
| Aug 27 Sat | 01:07 | 11:33 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 375798 km |
| Aug 28 Sun | 02:05 | 12:21 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 380376 km |
| Aug 29 Mon | 02:59 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 384847 km |
| Aug 30 Tue | 03:49 | 14:08 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 389020 km |
| Aug 31 Wed | 04:33 | 15:04 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 392786 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.