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Pietermaritzburg, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, February 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:13:29 am
Moon Direction: 343° North
Moon Altitude: 58.4°
Moon Distance: 240,035 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:50 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Pietermaritzburg, February 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:34 am (297°) 6:52 pm (67°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:43 am (291°) 7:30 pm (73°) 12:15 am (40.6°) 230,779 100.0%
3 - 6:49 am (284°) 8:02 pm (80°) 1:06 am (46.5°) 233,435 98.6%
4 - 7:51 am (276°) 8:32 pm (87°) 1:53 am (52.8°) 236,578 94.8%
5 - 8:50 am (269°) 9:00 pm (95°) 2:37 am (59.4°) 239,949 88.9%
6 - 9:47 am (262°) 9:28 pm (102°) 3:20 am (65.7°) 243,266 81.4%
7 - 10:44 am (255°) 9:58 pm (108°) 4:02 am (71.7°) 246,256 72.8%
8 - 11:40 am (249°) 10:29 pm (113°) 4:45 am (77.0°) 248,694 63.5%
9 - 12:37 pm (244°) 11:05 pm (118°) 5:30 am (81.6°) 250,405 53.8%
10 - 1:34 pm (240°) 11:46 pm (121°) 6:17 am (85.2°) 251,281 44.0%
11 - 2:30 pm (238°) - 7:06 am (87.6°) 251,288 34.5%
12 12:32 am (123°) 3:24 pm (237°) - 7:58 am (88.7°) 250,465 25.5%
13 1:24 am (123°) 4:14 pm (238°) - 8:50 am (88.4°) 248,917 17.4%
14 2:20 am (121°) 5:00 pm (240°) - 9:42 am (86.6°) 246,803 10.4%
15 3:20 am (118°) 5:40 pm (245°) - 10:33 am (83.3°) 244,326 5.0%
16 4:22 am (113°) 6:16 pm (250°) - 11:22 am (78.8°) 241,689 1.4%
17 5:23 am (107°) 6:48 pm (257°) - 12:10 pm (73.3°) 239,099 0.0%
18 6:24 am (100°) 7:19 pm (264°) - 12:56 pm (67.1°) 236,716 1.0%
19 7:26 am (92°) 7:49 pm (272°) - 1:41 pm (60.4°) 234,662 4.6%
20 8:27 am (85°) 8:20 pm (279°) - 2:27 pm (53.5°) 232,987 10.6%
21 9:31 am (77°) 8:53 pm (286°) - 3:15 pm (47.0°) 231,713 18.7%
22 10:37 am (70°) 9:30 pm (293°) - 4:07 pm (41.0°) 230,813 28.7%
23 11:45 am (64°) 10:13 pm (298°) - 5:02 pm (36.1°) 230,252 40.0%
24 12:55 pm (59°) 11:04 pm (302°) - 6:01 pm (32.7°) 230,003 51.8%
25 2:02 pm (57°) - - 7:03 pm (31.2°) 230,074 63.6%
26 - 12:03 am (303°) 3:05 pm (57°) 8:06 pm (31.7°) 230,490 74.6%
27 - 1:09 am (302°) 4:00 pm (60°) 9:07 pm (34.2°) 231,300 84.2%
28 - 2:18 am (299°) 4:46 pm (64°) 10:03 pm (38.4°) 232,547 91.7%
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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