Moon Phases in Soweto
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2028
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Moonrise
- 17:15
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 11.6 days
- Moonset
- 02:34
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-30
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Day Length
- 13h 22m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 18:28 | 04:15 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 400303 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 19:25 | 05:05 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 402415 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 20:19 | 06:00 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 404073 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 21:10 | 07:00 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 405154 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 21:56 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 405486 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 22:37 | 09:06 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 404878 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 23:15 | 10:08 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 403162 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 23:52 | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 400241 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | - | 12:11 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 396127 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 00:28 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.1 days | 390967 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 01:05 | 14:16 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 385045 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 01:46 | 15:21 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 378762 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 02:30 | 16:27 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 372595 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 03:19 | 17:32 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 367044 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 04:14 | 18:34 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 05:13 | 19:30 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 06:14 | 20:20 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 07:15 | 21:03 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 08:13 | 21:41 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 09:09 | 22:14 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 364608 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 10:03 | 22:46 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 369406 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 10:54 | 23:16 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.6 days | 374902 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 11:45 | 23:46 | First Quarter | 42% | 6.6 days | 380648 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 12:36 | - | First Quarter | 53% | 7.6 days | 386227 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 13:28 | 00:16 | First Quarter | 63% | 8.6 days | 391305 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 14:21 | 00:49 | Waxing Gibbous | 73% | 9.6 days | 395652 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 15:17 | 01:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 82% | 10.6 days | 399161 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 16:14 | 02:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.6 days | 401825 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 17:12 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.6 days | 403713 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 18:08 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.6 days | 404923 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 19:02 | 04:47 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.6 days | 405536 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.