Moon Phases in Potchefstroom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2076
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Moonrise
- 00:07
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 23.5 days
- Moonset
- 14:35
- Illumination
- 35%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-11
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Day Length
- 13h 7m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 09:49 | 23:44 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 400503 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 10:55 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 396770 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 11:59 | 00:27 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 392042 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 13:01 | 01:06 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 386488 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 14:03 | 01:43 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 380407 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 15:03 | 02:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 374206 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 16:04 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 368358 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 17:06 | 03:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363351 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 18:07 | 04:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 19:08 | 04:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 20:05 | 05:46 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 20:58 | 06:38 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 21:46 | 07:32 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 22:28 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 366778 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 23:07 | 09:23 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 372476 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 23:41 | 10:16 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 378694 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | - | 11:09 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 384937 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 00:12 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 390759 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 00:43 | 12:52 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 395808 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 01:13 | 13:45 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 399856 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 01:44 | 14:39 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 402812 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 02:17 | 15:36 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 404701 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 02:55 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405635 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 03:38 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 04:27 | 18:45 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405228 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 05:25 | 19:48 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 404130 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 06:28 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 402505 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 07:36 | 21:39 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 400335 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 08:44 | 22:25 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 397567 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 09:51 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 394149 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 10:55 | 23:44 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 390079 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.