Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March2012
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:14
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.9 days
- Moonset
- 02:37
- Illumination
- 91%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Day Length
- 13h 44m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Thu | 13:19 | - | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 404179 km |
| Mar 2 Fri | 14:09 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402693 km |
| Mar 3 Sat | 14:56 | 00:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 399983 km |
| Mar 4 Sun | 15:42 | 01:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 396300 km |
| Mar 5 Mon | 16:24 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 391969 km |
| Mar 6 Tue | 17:06 | 03:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 387346 km |
| Mar 7 Wed | 17:46 | 04:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 382784 km |
| Mar 8 Thu | 18:26 | 05:59 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 378589 km |
| Mar 9 Fri | 19:07 | 07:03 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 375006 km |
| Mar 10 Sat | 19:51 | 08:08 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 372200 km |
| Mar 11 Sun | 20:37 | 09:15 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 370255 km |
| Mar 12 Mon | 21:28 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369190 km |
| Mar 13 Tue | 22:23 | 11:27 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368961 km |
| Mar 14 Wed | 23:21 | 12:28 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 369491 km |
| Mar 15 Thu | - | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 370676 km |
| Mar 16 Fri | 00:21 | 14:16 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 372410 km |
| Mar 17 Sat | 01:21 | 15:01 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 374596 km |
| Mar 18 Sun | 02:19 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 377155 km |
| Mar 19 Mon | 03:17 | 16:19 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 380025 km |
| Mar 20 Tue | 04:12 | 16:55 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 383161 km |
| Mar 21 Wed | 05:06 | 17:28 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 386514 km |
| Mar 22 Thu | 05:59 | 18:01 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 390018 km |
| Mar 23 Fri | 06:51 | 18:35 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 393568 km |
| Mar 24 Sat | 07:44 | 19:11 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 397007 km |
| Mar 25 Sun | 08:36 | 19:48 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 400123 km |
| Mar 26 Mon | 09:29 | 20:28 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 402665 km |
| Mar 27 Tue | 10:20 | 21:12 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 404362 km |
| Mar 28 Wed | 11:12 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 404968 km |
| Mar 29 Thu | 12:01 | 22:49 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 404297 km |
| Mar 30 Fri | 12:48 | 23:43 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 402270 km |
| Mar 31 Sat | 13:33 | - | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 398931 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.