Moon Phases in Soweto
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for March1979
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 22:46
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.6 days
- Moonset
- 11:45
- Illumination
- 66%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 Thu | 08:44 | 20:48 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 405373 km |
| Mar 2 Fri | 09:45 | 21:32 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 404078 km |
| Mar 3 Sat | 10:44 | 22:15 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 401865 km |
| Mar 4 Sun | 11:41 | 23:00 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 398637 km |
| Mar 5 Mon | 12:35 | 23:46 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 394383 km |
| Mar 6 Tue | 13:28 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 389205 km |
| Mar 7 Wed | 14:16 | 00:33 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 383339 km |
| Mar 8 Thu | 15:03 | 01:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 377141 km |
| Mar 9 Fri | 15:46 | 02:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 371058 km |
| Mar 10 Sat | 16:27 | 03:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 365576 km |
| Mar 11 Sun | 17:06 | 03:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 12 Mon | 17:43 | 04:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 13 Tue | 18:18 | 05:35 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 14 Wed | 18:54 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 15 Thu | 19:31 | 07:18 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Mar 16 Fri | 20:08 | 08:11 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 364256 km |
| Mar 17 Sat | 20:47 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 369550 km |
| Mar 18 Sun | 21:30 | 10:00 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 375613 km |
| Mar 19 Mon | 22:16 | 10:57 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 381947 km |
| Mar 20 Tue | 23:07 | 11:54 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 388071 km |
| Mar 21 Wed | - | 12:51 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 393579 km |
| Mar 22 Thu | 00:03 | 13:47 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 398175 km |
| Mar 23 Fri | 01:02 | 14:41 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 401698 km |
| Mar 24 Sat | 02:04 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 404117 km |
| Mar 25 Sun | 03:09 | 16:22 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 405505 km |
| Mar 26 Mon | 04:14 | 17:09 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 27 Tue | 05:19 | 17:54 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405696 km |
| Mar 28 Wed | 06:22 | 18:37 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 404899 km |
| Mar 29 Thu | 07:26 | 19:22 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 403500 km |
| Mar 30 Fri | 08:27 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 401570 km |
| Mar 31 Sat | 09:27 | 20:51 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 399069 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.