Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2013
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:14
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.8 days
- Moonset
- 02:37
- Illumination
- 90%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 23:24 | 11:59 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.6 days | 377415 km |
| May 2 Thu | - | 12:45 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 383447 km |
| May 3 Fri | 00:24 | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.6 days | 389135 km |
| May 4 Sat | 01:24 | 14:05 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 394158 km |
| May 5 Sun | 02:21 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.6 days | 398318 km |
| May 6 Mon | 03:17 | 15:19 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 401538 km |
| May 7 Tue | 04:12 | 15:56 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 403842 km |
| May 8 Wed | 05:07 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 405323 km |
| May 9 Thu | 06:01 | 17:15 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 10 Fri | 06:54 | 17:58 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 405696 km |
| May 11 Sat | 07:46 | 18:43 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 405696 km |
| May 12 Sun | 08:36 | 19:31 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 404738 km |
| May 13 Mon | 09:24 | 20:20 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 402979 km |
| May 14 Tue | 10:08 | 21:11 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 400419 km |
| May 15 Wed | 10:50 | 22:03 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 396981 km |
| May 16 Thu | 11:30 | 22:55 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 392653 km |
| May 17 Fri | 12:07 | 23:48 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 387531 km |
| May 18 Sat | 12:43 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381827 km |
| May 19 Sun | 13:19 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 375872 km |
| May 20 Mon | 13:56 | 01:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 370082 km |
| May 21 Tue | 14:35 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 364919 km |
| May 22 Wed | 15:18 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 23 Thu | 16:05 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Fri | 16:58 | 05:44 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Sat | 17:57 | 06:51 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Sun | 19:00 | 07:56 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Mon | 20:05 | 08:56 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 365216 km |
| May 28 Tue | 21:11 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 370700 km |
| May 29 Wed | 22:15 | 10:41 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 376928 km |
| May 30 Thu | 23:17 | 11:25 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 383393 km |
| May 31 Fri | - | 12:06 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 389599 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.