Moon Phases in Stellenbosch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2001
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Moonrise
- 18:19
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.2 days
- Moonset
- 03:39
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-03
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Day Length
- 14h 19m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 14:38 | 00:19 | First Quarter | 57% | 8.1 days | 374808 km |
| May 2 Wed | 15:19 | 01:28 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 378119 km |
| May 3 Thu | 15:56 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10.1 days | 381554 km |
| May 4 Fri | 16:30 | 03:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11.1 days | 385010 km |
| May 5 Sat | 17:04 | 04:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 388424 km |
| May 6 Sun | 17:38 | 05:53 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 391758 km |
| May 7 Mon | 18:13 | 06:58 | Full Moon | 99% | 14.1 days | 394976 km |
| May 8 Tue | 18:51 | 08:02 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 398016 km |
| May 9 Wed | 19:33 | 09:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 400767 km |
| May 10 Thu | 20:18 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 403066 km |
| May 11 Fri | 21:08 | 11:00 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 404701 km |
| May 12 Sat | 22:00 | 11:51 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 405439 km |
| May 13 Sun | 22:55 | 12:36 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 405064 km |
| May 14 Mon | 23:50 | 13:17 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 403421 km |
| May 15 Tue | - | 13:53 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22.1 days | 400457 km |
| May 16 Wed | 00:46 | 14:26 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 396251 km |
| May 17 Thu | 01:42 | 14:56 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 391018 km |
| May 18 Fri | 02:37 | 15:26 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25.1 days | 385102 km |
| May 19 Sat | 03:35 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 378939 km |
| May 20 Sun | 04:32 | 16:25 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1 days | 373013 km |
| May 21 Mon | 05:33 | 16:58 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 367800 km |
| May 22 Tue | 06:35 | 17:35 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363713 km |
| May 23 Wed | 07:41 | 18:16 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 24 Thu | 08:47 | 19:06 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 25 Fri | 09:53 | 20:02 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 26 Sat | 10:54 | 21:04 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 27 Sun | 11:50 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 22% | 4.5 days | 366155 km |
| May 28 Mon | 12:38 | 23:20 | First Quarter | 31% | 5.5 days | 370495 km |
| May 29 Tue | 13:21 | - | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 375397 km |
| May 30 Wed | 13:58 | 00:27 | First Quarter | 52% | 7.5 days | 380487 km |
| May 31 Thu | 14:32 | 01:34 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 385434 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.