Moon Phases in Stellenbosch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2033
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:07
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.6 days
- Moonset
- 03:58
- Illumination
- 95%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Day Length
- 13h 48m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 09:38 | 20:18 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 401935 km |
| May 2 Mon | 10:36 | 21:14 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 399450 km |
| May 3 Tue | 11:29 | 22:10 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 396316 km |
| May 4 Wed | 12:15 | 23:07 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 5 days | 392498 km |
| May 5 Thu | 12:56 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 388026 km |
| May 6 Fri | 13:34 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 383024 km |
| May 7 Sat | 14:08 | 00:58 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 377720 km |
| May 8 Sun | 14:40 | 01:52 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 372435 km |
| May 9 Mon | 15:12 | 02:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 367554 km |
| May 10 Tue | 15:44 | 03:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 363485 km |
| May 11 Wed | 16:16 | 04:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Thu | 16:50 | 05:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Fri | 17:28 | 06:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Sat | 18:09 | 07:15 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sun | 18:54 | 08:10 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 365049 km |
| May 16 Mon | 19:44 | 09:05 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 369933 km |
| May 17 Tue | 20:38 | 09:58 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 375739 km |
| May 18 Wed | 21:36 | 10:47 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 381997 km |
| May 19 Thu | 22:36 | 11:34 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 388211 km |
| May 20 Fri | 23:39 | 12:18 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 393912 km |
| May 21 Sat | - | 12:59 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 398712 km |
| May 22 Sun | 00:43 | 13:39 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 402344 km |
| May 23 Mon | 01:48 | 14:17 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 404679 km |
| May 24 Tue | 02:53 | 14:57 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 405696 km |
| May 25 Wed | 04:00 | 15:39 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405599 km |
| May 26 Thu | 05:07 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 404497 km |
| May 27 Fri | 06:14 | 17:11 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 402642 km |
| May 28 Sat | 07:19 | 18:03 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 400242 km |
| May 29 Sun | 08:20 | 18:58 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 397462 km |
| May 30 Mon | 09:16 | 19:55 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 394411 km |
| May 31 Tue | 10:06 | 20:53 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 391148 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.