Moon Phases in Soweto
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:12
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17 days
- Moonset
- 09:00
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Day Length
- 13h 14m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Thu | 07:58 | 21:21 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 401259 km |
| Jan 2 Fri | 09:00 | 22:06 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 403407 km |
| Jan 3 Sat | 10:02 | 22:50 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 404618 km |
| Jan 4 Sun | 11:04 | 23:32 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 404666 km |
| Jan 5 Mon | 12:05 | - | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 403404 km |
| Jan 6 Tue | 13:06 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 400801 km |
| Jan 7 Wed | 14:06 | 00:57 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 396955 km |
| Jan 8 Thu | 15:07 | 01:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 392098 km |
| Jan 9 Fri | 16:06 | 02:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.8 days | 386578 km |
| Jan 10 Sat | 17:04 | 03:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 380818 km |
| Jan 11 Sun | 17:59 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 375272 km |
| Jan 12 Mon | 18:50 | 05:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 370376 km |
| Jan 13 Tue | 19:37 | 06:00 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 366497 km |
| Jan 14 Wed | 20:19 | 06:55 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 363906 km |
| Jan 15 Thu | 20:59 | 07:49 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 16 Fri | 21:36 | 08:41 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 17 Sat | 22:11 | 09:33 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 364647 km |
| Jan 18 Sun | 22:45 | 10:22 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 367387 km |
| Jan 19 Mon | 23:20 | 11:13 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 370968 km |
| Jan 20 Tue | 23:56 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 375076 km |
| Jan 21 Wed | - | 12:54 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 379407 km |
| Jan 22 Thu | 00:33 | 13:47 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.8 days | 383702 km |
| Jan 23 Fri | 01:14 | 14:40 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 387765 km |
| Jan 24 Sat | 01:58 | 15:36 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 391482 km |
| Jan 25 Sun | 02:47 | 16:31 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 394804 km |
| Jan 26 Mon | 03:41 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 397729 km |
| Jan 27 Tue | 04:39 | 18:20 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 400267 km |
| Jan 28 Wed | 05:41 | 19:12 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 402407 km |
| Jan 29 Thu | 06:45 | 20:00 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 404091 km |
| Jan 30 Fri | 07:50 | 20:46 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 405202 km |
| Jan 31 Sat | 08:53 | 21:31 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 405571 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.