Moon Phases in Stellenbosch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December1908
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-22
- Moonrise
- 11:33
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 5 days
- Moonset
- 22:08
- Illumination
- 25%
- 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 Tue | 12:54 | 01:33 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 392831 km |
| Dec 2 Wed | 14:01 | 02:07 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 387150 km |
| Dec 3 Thu | 15:07 | 02:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 380923 km |
| Dec 4 Fri | 16:12 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 374587 km |
| Dec 5 Sat | 17:18 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 368638 km |
| Dec 6 Sun | 18:23 | 04:21 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.5 days | 363571 km |
| Dec 7 Mon | 19:28 | 05:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 8 Tue | 20:30 | 05:45 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 9 Wed | 21:28 | 06:33 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 10 Thu | 22:18 | 07:26 | Waning Gibbous | 96% | 16.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 11 Fri | 23:03 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 12 Sat | 23:43 | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 366771 km |
| Dec 13 Sun | - | 10:15 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 19.5 days | 372297 km |
| Dec 14 Mon | 00:16 | 11:12 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 378302 km |
| Dec 15 Tue | 00:47 | 12:07 | Last Quarter | 56% | 21.5 days | 384318 km |
| Dec 16 Wed | 01:16 | 13:02 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 389934 km |
| Dec 17 Thu | 01:43 | 13:57 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.5 days | 394837 km |
| Dec 18 Fri | 02:10 | 14:54 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 398837 km |
| Dec 19 Sat | 02:38 | 15:52 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 401869 km |
| Dec 20 Sun | 03:10 | 16:53 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 403971 km |
| Dec 21 Mon | 03:45 | 17:58 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 405243 km |
| Dec 22 Tue | 04:26 | 19:03 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 23 Wed | 05:16 | 20:08 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 24 Thu | 06:13 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 405140 km |
| Dec 25 Fri | 07:17 | 22:04 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 403926 km |
| Dec 26 Sat | 08:26 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 402044 km |
| Dec 27 Sun | 09:37 | 23:33 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 399402 km |
| Dec 28 Mon | 10:46 | - | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 395930 km |
| Dec 29 Tue | 11:54 | 00:10 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 391627 km |
| Dec 30 Wed | 13:00 | 00:43 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 386593 km |
| Dec 31 Thu | 14:04 | 01:16 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 381043 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.