Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 23:32 | 10:17 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.6 days | 376537 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | - | 11:11 | Last Quarter | 66% | 20.6 days | 374086 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 00:10 | 12:02 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.6 days | 372020 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 00:45 | 12:53 | Last Quarter | 45% | 22.6 days | 370423 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 01:20 | 13:44 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 369397 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 01:54 | 14:33 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 369051 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 02:29 | 15:25 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 369483 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 03:06 | 16:16 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 370766 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 03:46 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 372928 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 04:28 | 18:03 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 375937 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 05:15 | 18:57 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 379686 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 06:05 | 19:50 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 383988 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 06:59 | 20:41 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 388583 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 07:56 | 21:30 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 393147 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 08:54 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 397325 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 09:54 | 23:00 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400764 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 10:54 | 23:43 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 403158 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 11:55 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 404282 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 12:56 | 00:24 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 404028 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 13:58 | 01:07 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 402418 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 15:00 | 01:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 399602 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 16:03 | 02:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 395834 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 17:05 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 391444 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 18:06 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 386793 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 19:03 | 05:13 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 382231 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 19:55 | 06:10 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 378069 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 20:43 | 07:08 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 374548 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 21:27 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 371829 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 22:06 | 08:59 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 369995 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 22:43 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 369056 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 23:19 | 10:44 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 368964 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.