Moon Phases in Soweto
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for August1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:42
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.7 days
- Moonset
- 08:03
- Illumination
- 96%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Day Length
- 13h 16m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 Fri | 05:05 | 16:13 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 374240 km |
| Aug 2 Sat | 05:51 | 17:05 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 368880 km |
| Aug 3 Sun | 06:34 | 17:57 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 364579 km |
| Aug 4 Mon | 07:14 | 18:48 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 5 Tue | 07:51 | 19:39 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 6 Wed | 08:27 | 20:29 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 7 Thu | 09:02 | 21:19 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| Aug 8 Fri | 09:36 | 22:09 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365574 km |
| Aug 9 Sat | 10:11 | 23:01 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 369688 km |
| Aug 10 Sun | 10:48 | 23:53 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 374422 km |
| Aug 11 Mon | 11:28 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 379405 km |
| Aug 12 Tue | 12:10 | 00:46 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 384308 km |
| Aug 13 Wed | 12:58 | 01:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 388875 km |
| Aug 14 Thu | 13:50 | 02:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 392943 km |
| Aug 15 Fri | 14:48 | 03:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 396443 km |
| Aug 16 Sat | 15:50 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 399374 km |
| Aug 17 Sun | 16:54 | 05:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 401772 km |
| Aug 18 Mon | 18:01 | 06:17 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 403672 km |
| Aug 19 Tue | 19:07 | 07:06 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 405071 km |
| Aug 20 Wed | 20:13 | 07:52 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 21 Thu | 21:18 | 08:37 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 405696 km |
| Aug 22 Fri | 22:20 | 09:22 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 405362 km |
| Aug 23 Sat | 23:22 | 10:07 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 403655 km |
| Aug 24 Sun | - | 10:52 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 400819 km |
| Aug 25 Mon | 00:21 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 396826 km |
| Aug 26 Tue | 01:18 | 12:28 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 391770 km |
| Aug 27 Wed | 02:11 | 13:19 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 385886 km |
| Aug 28 Thu | 03:02 | 14:09 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 379535 km |
| Aug 29 Fri | 03:49 | 15:01 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 373175 km |
| Aug 30 Sat | 04:33 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 367310 km |
| Aug 31 Sun | 05:14 | 16:44 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 363104 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.