Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February2028
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 17:19
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.7 days
- Moonset
- 02:36
- Illumination
- 90%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Day Length
- 13h 24m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Tue | 10:32 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 380453 km |
| Feb 2 Wed | 11:26 | 22:38 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 386586 km |
| Feb 3 Thu | 12:23 | 23:17 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 392195 km |
| Feb 4 Fri | 13:23 | - | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 396958 km |
| Feb 5 Sat | 14:25 | 00:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 400684 km |
| Feb 6 Sun | 15:27 | 00:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 403315 km |
| Feb 7 Mon | 16:26 | 01:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 404904 km |
| Feb 8 Tue | 17:21 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 405578 km |
| Feb 9 Wed | 18:09 | 04:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 405491 km |
| Feb 10 Thu | 18:53 | 05:24 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 404781 km |
| Feb 11 Fri | 19:33 | 06:33 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 403533 km |
| Feb 12 Sat | 20:10 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 401771 km |
| Feb 13 Sun | 20:47 | 08:47 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 399463 km |
| Feb 14 Mon | 21:26 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 396553 km |
| Feb 15 Tue | 22:06 | 10:57 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 392997 km |
| Feb 16 Wed | 22:50 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 388805 km |
| Feb 17 Thu | 23:38 | 13:02 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 384072 km |
| Feb 18 Fri | - | 14:01 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 378993 km |
| Feb 19 Sat | 00:28 | 14:55 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 373858 km |
| Feb 20 Sun | 01:23 | 15:44 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 369031 km |
| Feb 21 Mon | 02:18 | 16:26 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 364904 km |
| Feb 22 Tue | 03:14 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 23 Wed | 04:08 | 17:39 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 24 Thu | 05:01 | 18:10 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 25 Fri | 05:53 | 18:39 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 26 Sat | 06:44 | 19:08 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 364915 km |
| Feb 27 Sun | 07:36 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 369440 km |
| Feb 28 Mon | 08:27 | 20:07 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 374952 km |
| Feb 29 Tue | 09:21 | 20:39 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 381003 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.