Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2016
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 Sat | 06:08 | 18:40 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Sun | 06:43 | 19:31 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Mon | 07:19 | 20:22 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 366394 km |
| Oct 4 Tue | 07:56 | 21:13 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 371645 km |
| Oct 5 Wed | 08:35 | 22:03 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 377650 km |
| Oct 6 Thu | 09:17 | 22:54 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 383921 km |
| Oct 7 Fri | 10:01 | 23:44 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 389968 km |
| Oct 8 Sat | 10:49 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 395352 km |
| Oct 9 Sun | 11:40 | 00:32 | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 399736 km |
| Oct 10 Mon | 12:34 | 01:20 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 402914 km |
| Oct 11 Tue | 13:31 | 02:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 404816 km |
| Oct 12 Wed | 14:30 | 02:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 405502 km |
| Oct 13 Thu | 15:32 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 405122 km |
| Oct 14 Fri | 16:35 | 04:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 403882 km |
| Oct 15 Sat | 17:41 | 05:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 401989 km |
| Oct 16 Sun | 18:47 | 05:48 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 399621 km |
| Oct 17 Mon | 19:54 | 06:35 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.7 days | 396905 km |
| Oct 18 Tue | 21:00 | 07:26 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.7 days | 393910 km |
| Oct 19 Wed | 22:05 | 08:18 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.7 days | 390665 km |
| Oct 20 Thu | 23:06 | 09:15 | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.7 days | 387184 km |
| Oct 21 Fri | - | 10:12 | Waning Gibbous | 75% | 19.7 days | 383498 km |
| Oct 22 Sat | 00:02 | 11:11 | Last Quarter | 65% | 20.7 days | 379681 km |
| Oct 23 Sun | 00:52 | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.7 days | 375862 km |
| Oct 24 Mon | 01:38 | 13:05 | Last Quarter | 44% | 22.7 days | 372233 km |
| Oct 25 Tue | 02:19 | 13:59 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.7 days | 369029 km |
| Oct 26 Wed | 02:58 | 14:52 | Waning Crescent | 24% | 24.7 days | 366511 km |
| Oct 27 Thu | 03:34 | 15:45 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.7 days | 364927 km |
| Oct 28 Fri | 04:09 | 16:35 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 364483 km |
| Oct 29 Sat | 04:44 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 365314 km |
| Oct 30 Sun | 05:19 | 18:17 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 367451 km |
| Oct 31 Mon | 05:56 | 19:08 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 370814 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.