Moon Phases in Pretoria
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1953
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Moonrise
- 04:38
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28.7 days
- Moonset
- 18:18
- Illumination
- 1%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-16
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Day Length
- 12h 58m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Tue | 01:34 | 14:27 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 389896 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 02:04 | 15:20 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 384046 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 02:38 | 16:13 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 378075 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 03:16 | 17:10 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 372456 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 03:58 | 18:07 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 367641 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 04:46 | 19:03 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 364003 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 05:40 | 19:58 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 06:38 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 07:40 | 21:35 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 08:42 | 22:16 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 364391 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 09:44 | 22:55 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 367832 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 10:45 | 23:31 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 372074 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | 11:46 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 376757 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 12:47 | 00:06 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381538 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 13:50 | 00:43 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 386132 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 14:54 | 01:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 390335 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 16:01 | 02:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 394033 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 17:08 | 02:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 397194 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 18:12 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 399838 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 19:11 | 04:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 402001 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 20:03 | 05:50 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 403701 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 20:48 | 06:53 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 404902 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 21:28 | 07:53 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 405508 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 22:02 | 08:50 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 405372 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 22:33 | 09:45 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 404322 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 23:03 | 10:37 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402208 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 23:33 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 398944 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | - | 12:18 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 394557 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 00:03 | 13:10 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 389203 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 00:35 | 14:03 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 383175 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 01:11 | 14:58 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 376877 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.