Moon Phases in Stellenbosch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2023
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 15:49
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.7 days
- Moonset
- 02:29
- Illumination
- 83%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Day Length
- 14h 17m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 23:40 | 08:39 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 380024 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | - | 09:40 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 385990 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 00:15 | 10:40 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 391689 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 00:45 | 11:38 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 396696 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 01:12 | 12:34 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 400673 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 01:36 | 13:30 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 403403 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 01:59 | 14:25 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 404808 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 02:23 | 15:23 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404938 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 02:49 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 403948 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 03:18 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 402061 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 03:52 | 18:33 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28 days | 399521 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 04:33 | 19:42 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 396558 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 05:24 | 20:47 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 393359 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 06:24 | 21:48 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 390055 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 07:33 | 22:39 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 386729 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 08:45 | 23:22 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 383433 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 09:58 | 23:58 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 380208 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 11:09 | - | Waxing Crescent | 31% | 5.5 days | 377111 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 12:16 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 41% | 6.5 days | 374224 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 13:23 | 00:58 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 371666 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 14:29 | 01:27 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369588 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 15:36 | 01:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 368153 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 16:42 | 02:27 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 367524 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 17:50 | 03:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 367837 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 18:55 | 03:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 369175 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 19:56 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 371555 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 20:49 | 05:27 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 374907 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | 21:35 | 06:26 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 379068 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 22:12 | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 383786 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 22:44 | 08:27 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 388735 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 23:12 | 09:27 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 393541 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.