Moon Phases in Soweto
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1988
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 21:42
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.9 days
- Moonset
- 09:55
- Illumination
- 82%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Day Length
- 13h 13m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Thu | 00:17 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 404324 km |
| Dec 2 Fri | 00:45 | 12:51 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 404096 km |
| Dec 3 Sat | 01:12 | 13:42 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 402507 km |
| Dec 4 Sun | 01:40 | 14:33 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 399703 km |
| Dec 5 Mon | 02:09 | 15:27 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 395940 km |
| Dec 6 Tue | 02:42 | 16:24 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 391545 km |
| Dec 7 Wed | 03:19 | 17:24 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 386880 km |
| Dec 8 Thu | 04:02 | 18:25 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 382300 km |
| Dec 9 Fri | 04:53 | 19:27 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 378116 km |
| Dec 10 Sat | 05:51 | 20:25 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 374572 km |
| Dec 11 Sun | 06:54 | 21:18 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 371834 km |
| Dec 12 Mon | 08:00 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 369987 km |
| Dec 13 Tue | 09:06 | 22:45 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 369040 km |
| Dec 14 Wed | 10:11 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 368946 km |
| Dec 15 Thu | 11:14 | 23:56 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 369614 km |
| Dec 16 Fri | 12:15 | - | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 370931 km |
| Dec 17 Sat | 13:17 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 372780 km |
| Dec 18 Sun | 14:20 | 01:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | 9.3 days | 375055 km |
| Dec 19 Mon | 15:25 | 01:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 377670 km |
| Dec 20 Tue | 16:31 | 02:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 380561 km |
| Dec 21 Wed | 17:37 | 03:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 383683 km |
| Dec 22 Thu | 18:39 | 04:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 386991 km |
| Dec 23 Fri | 19:36 | 05:00 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 390424 km |
| Dec 24 Sat | 20:25 | 06:01 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 393884 km |
| Dec 25 Sun | 21:07 | 07:02 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 397219 km |
| Dec 26 Mon | 21:44 | 08:01 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 400223 km |
| Dec 27 Tue | 22:15 | 08:57 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 402647 km |
| Dec 28 Wed | 22:45 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 404226 km |
| Dec 29 Thu | 23:12 | 10:42 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.3 days | 404718 km |
| Dec 30 Fri | 23:40 | 11:33 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 403941 km |
| Dec 31 Sat | - | 12:23 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 401822 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.