Moon Phases in Soweto
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1979
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 22:46
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.8 days
- Moonset
- 11:45
- Illumination
- 64%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Day Length
- 13h 10m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Mon | 08:04 | 21:25 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 398473 km |
| Jan 2 Tue | 09:10 | 22:12 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 401387 km |
| Jan 3 Wed | 10:13 | 22:55 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 403499 km |
| Jan 4 Thu | 11:14 | 23:37 | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 404544 km |
| Jan 5 Fri | 12:13 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 404327 km |
| Jan 6 Sat | 13:10 | 00:17 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 402752 km |
| Jan 7 Sun | 14:06 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 399851 km |
| Jan 8 Mon | 15:01 | 01:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 395789 km |
| Jan 9 Tue | 15:54 | 02:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 390853 km |
| Jan 10 Wed | 16:46 | 03:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 385420 km |
| Jan 11 Thu | 17:36 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 379919 km |
| Jan 12 Fri | 18:23 | 04:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 374780 km |
| Jan 13 Sat | 19:08 | 05:30 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 370388 km |
| Jan 14 Sun | 19:49 | 06:20 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 367050 km |
| Jan 15 Mon | 20:28 | 07:12 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 364964 km |
| Jan 16 Tue | 21:05 | 08:02 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 364210 km |
| Jan 17 Wed | 21:41 | 08:53 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 364754 km |
| Jan 18 Thu | 22:16 | 09:44 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 366456 km |
| Jan 19 Fri | 22:52 | 10:34 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 369101 km |
| Jan 20 Sat | 23:29 | 11:27 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 372431 km |
| Jan 21 Sun | - | 12:20 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 376175 km |
| Jan 22 Mon | 00:08 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 380087 km |
| Jan 23 Tue | 00:51 | 14:15 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 383968 km |
| Jan 24 Wed | 01:39 | 15:16 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 387683 km |
| Jan 25 Thu | 02:31 | 16:17 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 391158 km |
| Jan 26 Fri | 03:30 | 17:18 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 394363 km |
| Jan 27 Sat | 04:33 | 18:16 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 397290 km |
| Jan 28 Sun | 05:40 | 19:11 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 399916 km |
| Jan 29 Mon | 06:47 | 20:01 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 402181 km |
| Jan 30 Tue | 07:54 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 403967 km |
| Jan 31 Wed | 08:59 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405104 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.