Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2014
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-02
- Moonrise
- 16:14
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Wed | 11:04 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 383157 km |
| Oct 2 Thu | 12:03 | 00:49 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 388668 km |
| Oct 3 Fri | 13:05 | 01:41 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 393546 km |
| Oct 4 Sat | 14:08 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 397608 km |
| Oct 5 Sun | 15:13 | 03:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 400791 km |
| Oct 6 Mon | 16:17 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 403126 km |
| Oct 7 Tue | 17:22 | 04:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 404702 km |
| Oct 8 Wed | 18:25 | 05:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 405618 km |
| Oct 9 Thu | 19:29 | 06:16 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 10 Fri | 20:30 | 07:02 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 405692 km |
| Oct 11 Sat | 21:29 | 07:50 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 404811 km |
| Oct 12 Sun | 22:24 | 08:39 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 403200 km |
| Oct 13 Mon | 23:16 | 09:29 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 400745 km |
| Oct 14 Tue | - | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 397364 km |
| Oct 15 Wed | 00:04 | 11:12 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 393049 km |
| Oct 16 Thu | 00:48 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 387905 km |
| Oct 17 Fri | 01:29 | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 382158 km |
| Oct 18 Sat | 02:07 | 13:45 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 376153 km |
| Oct 19 Sun | 02:43 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 370318 km |
| Oct 20 Mon | 03:18 | 15:27 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 365123 km |
| Oct 21 Tue | 03:53 | 16:18 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 22 Wed | 04:28 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 23 Thu | 05:06 | 18:05 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 24 Fri | 05:45 | 19:01 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 25 Sat | 06:28 | 19:57 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 26 Sun | 07:15 | 20:54 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 365360 km |
| Oct 27 Mon | 08:05 | 21:51 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 370779 km |
| Oct 28 Tue | 09:00 | 22:46 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 376911 km |
| Oct 29 Wed | 09:57 | 23:38 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 383254 km |
| Oct 30 Thu | 10:58 | - | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 389325 km |
| Oct 31 Fri | 11:59 | 00:27 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 394714 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.