Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2024
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 18:13
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.4 days
- Moonset
- 03:45
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Day Length
- 13h 22m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Tue | 05:08 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 405689 km |
| Oct 2 Wed | 05:35 | 18:02 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 3 Thu | 06:02 | 18:53 | New Moon | 0% | 0.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 4 Fri | 06:30 | 19:46 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.2 days | 405299 km |
| Oct 5 Sat | 07:00 | 20:40 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.2 days | 403959 km |
| Oct 6 Sun | 07:34 | 21:37 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 401920 km |
| Oct 7 Mon | 08:13 | 22:34 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 399090 km |
| Oct 8 Tue | 08:58 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.2 days | 395410 km |
| Oct 9 Wed | 09:50 | - | First Quarter | 38% | 6.2 days | 390900 km |
| Oct 10 Thu | 10:48 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 385680 km |
| Oct 11 Fri | 11:51 | 01:21 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 379993 km |
| Oct 12 Sat | 12:56 | 02:09 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 374185 km |
| Oct 13 Sun | 14:02 | 02:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 368677 km |
| Oct 14 Mon | 15:09 | 03:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 363920 km |
| Oct 15 Tue | 16:15 | 04:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 16 Wed | 17:23 | 04:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 17 Thu | 18:31 | 05:18 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 18 Fri | 19:42 | 05:57 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 19 Sat | 20:53 | 06:40 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 20 Sun | 22:03 | 07:29 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 367208 km |
| Oct 21 Mon | 23:08 | 08:24 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 372885 km |
| Oct 22 Tue | - | 09:24 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 379146 km |
| Oct 23 Wed | 00:06 | 10:26 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 385487 km |
| Oct 24 Thu | 00:55 | 11:27 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 391432 km |
| Oct 25 Fri | 01:37 | 12:26 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 396586 km |
| Oct 26 Sat | 02:12 | 13:22 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 400669 km |
| Oct 27 Sun | 02:43 | 14:15 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 403543 km |
| Oct 28 Mon | 03:12 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 405202 km |
| Oct 29 Tue | 03:39 | 15:58 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 30 Wed | 04:05 | 16:48 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 405351 km |
| Oct 31 Thu | 04:33 | 17:41 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 404201 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.