Moon Phases in Stellenbosch
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for December2056
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 22:11
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18 days
- Moonset
- 10:38
- Illumination
- 89%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Day Length
- 13h 37m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 Fri | 01:52 | 13:31 | Last Quarter | 35% | 23.6 days | 384863 km |
| Dec 2 Sat | 02:25 | 14:36 | Waning Crescent | 25% | 24.6 days | 389191 km |
| Dec 3 Sun | 03:00 | 15:43 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.6 days | 393049 km |
| Dec 4 Mon | 03:36 | 16:53 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.6 days | 396384 km |
| Dec 5 Tue | 04:15 | 18:05 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.6 days | 399204 km |
| Dec 6 Wed | 05:00 | 19:18 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.6 days | 401542 km |
| Dec 7 Thu | 05:51 | 20:29 | New Moon | 0% | 0 days | 403416 km |
| Dec 8 Fri | 06:48 | 21:36 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 404800 km |
| Dec 9 Sat | 07:52 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405610 km |
| Dec 10 Sun | 08:57 | 23:24 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 405696 km |
| Dec 11 Mon | 10:03 | - | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 404909 km |
| Dec 12 Tue | 11:06 | 00:05 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 403065 km |
| Dec 13 Wed | 12:07 | 00:42 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 400069 km |
| Dec 14 Thu | 13:05 | 01:14 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 395918 km |
| Dec 15 Fri | 14:01 | 01:44 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 390738 km |
| Dec 16 Sat | 14:56 | 02:12 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 384793 km |
| Dec 17 Sun | 15:50 | 02:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 378469 km |
| Dec 18 Mon | 16:45 | 03:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 372234 km |
| Dec 19 Tue | 17:41 | 03:43 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 366591 km |
| Dec 20 Wed | 18:36 | 04:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 21 Thu | 19:31 | 04:57 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 22 Fri | 20:23 | 05:42 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 23 Sat | 21:13 | 06:30 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 24 Sun | 21:58 | 07:24 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Dec 25 Mon | 22:40 | 08:21 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 363985 km |
| Dec 26 Tue | 23:18 | 09:20 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 368954 km |
| Dec 27 Wed | 23:53 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 374676 km |
| Dec 28 Thu | - | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 380681 km |
| Dec 29 Fri | 00:26 | 12:24 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 386524 km |
| Dec 30 Sat | 00:59 | 13:28 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 391837 km |
| Dec 31 Sun | 01:33 | 14:34 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 396363 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.