Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Tue | 17:26 | 06:42 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 380319 km |
| Aug 2 Wed | 18:39 | 07:33 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 376103 km |
| Aug 3 Thu | 19:49 | 08:16 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 372636 km |
| Aug 4 Fri | 20:55 | 08:55 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 370073 km |
| Aug 5 Sat | 21:59 | 09:31 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 368485 km |
| Aug 6 Sun | 23:02 | 10:05 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 367864 km |
| Aug 7 Mon | - | 10:39 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 368142 km |
| Aug 8 Tue | 00:03 | 11:15 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 369204 km |
| Aug 9 Wed | 01:04 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 370919 km |
| Aug 10 Thu | 02:05 | 12:37 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 373148 km |
| Aug 11 Fri | 03:04 | 13:25 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 375772 km |
| Aug 12 Sat | 04:00 | 14:16 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 378692 km |
| Aug 13 Sun | 04:51 | 15:11 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 381839 km |
| Aug 14 Mon | 05:37 | 16:07 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 385163 km |
| Aug 15 Tue | 06:18 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 388615 km |
| Aug 16 Wed | 06:54 | 17:57 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 392130 km |
| Aug 17 Thu | 07:26 | 18:50 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 395603 km |
| Aug 18 Fri | 07:55 | 19:42 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 398877 km |
| Aug 19 Sat | 08:23 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 401742 km |
| Aug 20 Sun | 08:51 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 403944 km |
| Aug 21 Mon | 09:19 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 405221 km |
| Aug 22 Tue | 09:50 | 23:15 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 405341 km |
| Aug 23 Wed | 10:24 | - | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 404142 km |
| Aug 24 Thu | 11:04 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 401574 km |
| Aug 25 Fri | 11:51 | 01:17 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 397718 km |
| Aug 26 Sat | 12:46 | 02:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 392793 km |
| Aug 27 Sun | 13:50 | 03:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 387141 km |
| Aug 28 Mon | 15:00 | 04:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 381187 km |
| Aug 29 Tue | 16:12 | 05:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 375399 km |
| Aug 30 Wed | 17:24 | 06:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 370231 km |
| Aug 31 Thu | 18:33 | 06:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 366077 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.