Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2047
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:15
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.9 days
- Moonset
- 09:03
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Day Length
- 13h 16m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 11:48 | 22:40 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 404939 km |
| May 2 Thu | 12:30 | 23:40 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 404034 km |
| May 3 Fri | 13:09 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 401750 km |
| May 4 Sat | 13:46 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 398199 km |
| May 5 Sun | 14:21 | 01:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 393625 km |
| May 6 Mon | 14:59 | 02:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 388373 km |
| May 7 Tue | 15:38 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 382854 km |
| May 8 Wed | 16:21 | 04:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 377500 km |
| May 9 Thu | 17:10 | 06:07 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 372716 km |
| May 10 Fri | 18:05 | 07:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 368839 km |
| May 11 Sat | 19:07 | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 366110 km |
| May 12 Sun | 20:11 | 09:32 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 364661 km |
| May 13 Mon | 21:16 | 10:27 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 364505 km |
| May 14 Tue | 22:18 | 11:16 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 365553 km |
| May 15 Wed | 23:18 | 11:57 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 367631 km |
| May 16 Thu | - | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 370510 km |
| May 17 Fri | 00:14 | 13:05 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 373938 km |
| May 18 Sat | 01:07 | 13:36 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 377670 km |
| May 19 Sun | 01:59 | 14:05 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 381500 km |
| May 20 Mon | 02:50 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 385271 km |
| May 21 Tue | 03:42 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 388889 km |
| May 22 Wed | 04:35 | 15:42 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 392305 km |
| May 23 Thu | 05:29 | 16:19 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 395496 km |
| May 24 Fri | 06:23 | 17:02 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 398435 km |
| May 25 Sat | 07:18 | 17:49 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 401066 km |
| May 26 Sun | 08:10 | 18:41 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 403279 km |
| May 27 Mon | 09:01 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 404911 km |
| May 28 Tue | 09:47 | 20:35 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 405696 km |
| May 29 Wed | 10:29 | 21:34 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 405597 km |
| May 30 Thu | 11:09 | 22:33 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 404256 km |
| May 31 Fri | 11:45 | 23:33 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 401628 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.