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Lunar phase today Potchefstroom

Lunar Day 8

Moon phase today April 21, 2026

What is moon today in Potchefstroom?

Today's lunar phase in Potchefstroom, SOUTH AFRICA, the moon is in 🌒 the Waxing Crescent phase, with 25.22% illumination, with an age of 4.95 days. The current distance between Potchefstroom, SOUTH AFRICA and the moon is 364,158.93km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude -26.7145297 and longitude 27.09704750000003 also base on Time zone Africa/Johannesburg because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
10:24:14 PM
Lunar Day 8
Waxing Crescent
25.22%
Potchefstroom
SOUTH AFRICA
  • Location:
    SOUTH AFRICA, Potchefstroom
  • Moon phase:
    🌒 Waxing Crescent
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    4.95
  • Illumination:
    25.22%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    10:55/21:15
  • Altitude:
    -5.65°
  • Period:
    🕑 10 Hours and 20 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    31.34°
  • Distance to Potchefstroom:
    364,158.93km
  • Next full Moon:
    April 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    8 Days, 18 Hours and 21 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

April 22, 2026
Lunar Day 5
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 25.9%
Rise
11:56
Set
22:22
April 23, 2026
Lunar Day 6
First Quarter
Illumination: 36.63%
Rise
12:49
Set
23:30
April 24, 2026
Lunar Day 7
First Quarter
Illumination: 47.79%
Rise
13:34
Set
00:00
April 25, 2026
Lunar Day 8
First Quarter
Illumination: 58.8%
Rise
14:12
Set
00:34
April 26, 2026
Lunar Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 69.16%
Rise
14:45
Set
01:36
April 27, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 78.43%
Rise
15:16
Set
02:33
April 28, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 86.3%
Rise
15:46
Set
03:30

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonSaturday, April 18, 202607:2318:240.27%0.49
🌓 First QuarterThursday, April 23, 202612:4923:3036.63%6.11
🌕 Full MoonThursday, April 30, 202616:4605:1996.91%13.1
🌗 Last QuarterFriday, May 8, 202623:0112:1168.81%20.34

Moon Phase Calendar for April, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
   
1Full Moon🌕 98.58%Age 13.64
2Full Moon🌕 99.97%Age 14.61
3Full Moon🌕 99.29%Age 15.56
4Full Moon🌕 96.66%Age 16.49
5Waning Gibbous🌖 92.3%Age 17.41
6Waning Gibbous🌖 86.43%Age 18.31
7Waning Gibbous🌖 79.3%Age 19.21
8Waning Gibbous🌖 71.15%Age 20.09
9Last Quarter🌗 62.25%Age 20.98
10Last Quarter🌗 52.82%Age 21.88
11Last Quarter🌗 43.15%Age 22.79
12Last Quarter🌗 33.51%Age 23.73
13Waning Crescent🌘 24.27%Age 24.69
14Waning Crescent🌘 15.83%Age 25.68
15Waning Crescent🌘 8.7%Age 26.72
16New Moon🌑 3.4%Age 27.79
17New Moon🌑 0.46%Age 28.89
18New Moon🌑 0.27%Age 0.49
19New Moon🌑 2.97%Age 1.63
20Waxing Crescent🌒 8.44%Age 2.77
21Waxing Crescent🌒 16.28%Age 3.9
22Waxing Crescent🌒 25.9%Age 5.02
23First Quarter🌓 36.63%Age 6.11
24First Quarter🌓 47.79%Age 7.17
25First Quarter🌓 58.8%Age 8.21
26Waxing Gibbous🌔 69.16%Age 9.23
27Waxing Gibbous🌔 78.43%Age 10.23
28Waxing Gibbous🌔 86.3%Age 11.2
29Waxing Gibbous🌔 92.51%Age 12.16
30Full Moon🌕 96.91%Age 13.1