Today's Moon Schedule
- Moonrise 04:57 AM
- Moonset 04:17 PM
- Moon Phase Waning Crescent
- Illumination 3.93%
Moonrise in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa today is at 04:57 AM and moonset is at 04:17 PM. The moon is in the Waning Crescent phase with 3.93 % illumination.
Illumination: 3.93%
A small crescent sliver is visible, shrinking day by day before the New Moon.
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The moon is 3.93% illuminated today.
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Best times for moon photography and stargazing tonight.
Moon is visible from moonrise until moonset at 04:17 PM. Best viewed when high in the sky.
The Waning Crescent is :illumination% illuminated. Great for capturing surface details along the terminator.
With 3.93% moon illumination, the sky is moderately bright. Best stargazing when illumination is below 30%.
Common questions about moonrise, moonset, and moon phases for this location.
| Date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Illumination | Phase | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 February 2019 | Fri | 02:26 AM | 04:30 PM | 13.46% | Waning Crescent | 93.6 |
| 02 February 2019 | Sat | 03:15 AM | 05:20 PM | 7.49% | Waning Crescent | 88.18 |
| 03 February 2019 | Sun | 04:06 AM | 06:05 PM | 3.22% | Waning Crescent | 81.96 |
| 04 February 2019 | Mon | 04:58 AM | 06:47 PM | 0.73% | New Moon | 72.43 |
| 05 February 2019 | Tue | 05:50 AM | 07:26 PM | 0.03% | New Moon | -46.86 |
| 06 February 2019 | Wed | 06:42 AM | 08:01 PM | 1.11% | Waxing Crescent | -97.08 |
| 07 February 2019 | Thu | 07:34 AM | 08:34 PM | 3.93% | Waxing Crescent | -103.48 |
| 08 February 2019 | Fri | 08:27 AM | 09:07 PM | 8.43% | Waxing Crescent | -106.7 |
| 09 February 2019 | Sat | 09:20 AM | 09:40 PM | 14.54% | Waxing Crescent | -108.43 |
| 10 February 2019 | Sun | 10:14 AM | 10:13 PM | 22.12% | Waxing Crescent | -108.98 |
| 11 February 2019 | Mon | 11:10 AM | 10:49 PM | 31.01% | Waxing Crescent | -108.4 |
| 12 February 2019 | Tue | 12:09 PM | 11:28 PM | 40.94% | First Quarter | -106.65 |
| 13 February 2019 | Wed | 01:11 PM | 12:00 AM | 51.55% | First Quarter | -103.71 |
| 14 February 2019 | Thu | 02:12 PM | 12:12 AM | 62.38% | Waxing Gibbous | -99.57 |
| 15 February 2019 | Fri | 03:15 PM | 01:02 AM | 72.85% | Waxing Gibbous | -94.31 |
| 16 February 2019 | Sat | 04:15 PM | 01:58 AM | 82.36% | Waxing Gibbous | -88.14 |
| 17 February 2019 | Sun | 05:12 PM | 03:00 AM | 90.28% | Waxing Gibbous | -81.21 |
| 18 February 2019 | Mon | 06:04 PM | 04:06 AM | 96.07% | Waxing Gibbous | -73.13 |
| 19 February 2019 | Tue | 06:51 PM | 05:13 AM | 99.31% | Full Moon | -58.16 |
| 20 February 2019 | Wed | 07:34 PM | 06:19 AM | 99.78% | Full Moon | 74.8 |
| 21 February 2019 | Thu | 08:14 PM | 07:24 AM | 97.50% | Waning Gibbous | 100.88 |
| 22 February 2019 | Fri | 08:52 PM | 08:28 AM | 92.67% | Waning Gibbous | 105.78 |
| 23 February 2019 | Sat | 09:31 PM | 09:30 AM | 85.66% | Waning Gibbous | 107.13 |
| 24 February 2019 | Sun | 10:10 PM | 10:31 AM | 76.98% | Waning Gibbous | 106.61 |
| 25 February 2019 | Mon | 10:51 PM | 11:31 AM | 67.17% | Waning Gibbous | 104.7 |
| 26 February 2019 | Tue | 11:35 PM | 12:30 PM | 56.80% | Last Quarter | 101.67 |
| 27 February 2019 | Wed | 12:00 AM | 01:28 PM | 46.38% | Last Quarter | 97.73 |
| 28 February 2019 | Thu | 12:20 AM | 02:23 PM | 36.36% | Waning Crescent | 93.1 |
| 01 March 2019 | Fri | 01:09 AM | 03:14 PM | 27.11% | Waning Crescent | 87.98 |
| 02 March 2019 | Sat | 01:59 AM | 04:01 PM | 18.93% | Waning Crescent | 82.55 |
| 03 March 2019 | Sun | 02:51 AM | 04:45 PM | 12.04% | Waning Crescent | 76.87 |
| 04 March 2019 | Mon | 03:43 AM | 05:25 PM | 6.61% | Waning Crescent | 70.69 |
| 05 March 2019 | Tue | 04:35 AM | 06:01 PM | 2.77% | Waning Crescent | 62.69 |