Moon Phases in Stellenbosch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1905
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-22
- Moonrise
- 11:33
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 5.2 days
- Moonset
- 22:08
- Illumination
- 27%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-22
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Day Length
- 13h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 10:09 | - | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.2 days | 401802 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 11:08 | 00:04 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 403775 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 12:06 | 00:43 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 404566 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 13:01 | 01:18 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 404020 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 13:56 | 01:51 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 402099 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 14:49 | 02:21 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 398902 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 15:43 | 02:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 394650 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 16:36 | 03:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 389673 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 17:30 | 03:57 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 384365 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 18:24 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 379144 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 19:19 | 05:12 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 374406 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 20:12 | 05:55 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 370483 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 21:04 | 06:42 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 367619 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 21:53 | 07:34 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 365951 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 22:38 | 08:29 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 365510 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 23:21 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.2 days | 366222 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | - | 10:28 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 367937 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 00:00 | 11:30 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 370449 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 00:38 | 12:32 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 373526 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 01:16 | 13:37 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 376944 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 01:53 | 14:42 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 380511 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 02:32 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 384080 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 03:15 | 16:58 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 387560 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 04:01 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 390902 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 04:52 | 19:11 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 394081 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 05:49 | 20:12 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 397067 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 06:48 | 21:07 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 399797 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 07:50 | 21:56 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.6 days | 402159 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 08:52 | 22:38 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.6 days | 403984 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 09:52 | 23:16 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.6 days | 405061 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 10:50 | 23:51 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.6 days | 405171 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.