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

Moon: 34.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 12:54:22 pm
Moon Direction: 50° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 9.1°
Moon Distance: 229,024 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 9:58 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:26 am (301°) 5:22 pm (58°) 10:25 pm (31.6°) 223,912 96.2%
2 - 3:26 am (303°) 6:30 pm (57°) 11:32 pm (31.6°) 224,435 99.4%
3 - 4:35 am (302°) 7:29 pm (59°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 5:47 am (299°) 8:19 pm (64°) 12:36 am (33.9°) 226,105 99.5%
5 - 6:58 am (294°) 9:00 pm (70°) 1:36 am (38.1°) 228,787 96.5%
6 - 8:06 am (287°) 9:35 pm (76°) 2:30 am (43.4°) 232,205 91.0%
7 - 9:09 am (280°) 10:06 pm (84°) 3:18 am (49.5°) 236,035 83.5%
8 - 10:08 am (273°) 10:34 pm (91°) 4:03 am (55.9°) 239,934 74.7%
9 - 11:04 am (266°) 11:01 pm (98°) 4:46 am (62.2°) 243,590 65.1%
10 - 12:00 pm (259°) 11:29 pm (104°) 5:27 am (68.3°) 246,744 55.1%
11 - 12:55 pm (253°) 11:59 pm (110°) 6:08 am (73.9°) 249,221 45.2%
12 - 1:51 pm (247°) - 6:51 am (78.8°) 250,912 35.6%
13 12:32 am (115°) 2:47 pm (242°) - 7:36 am (83.0°) 251,785 26.6%
14 1:09 am (119°) 3:44 pm (239°) - 8:24 am (86.2°) 251,873 18.5%
15 1:52 am (122°) 4:40 pm (237°) - 9:14 am (88.1°) 251,259 11.6%
16 2:40 am (123°) 5:33 pm (237°) - 10:06 am (88.7°) 250,067 6.1%
17 3:34 am (122°) 6:21 pm (239°) - 10:59 am (87.8°) 248,439 2.2%
18 4:33 am (120°) 7:04 pm (242°) - 11:51 am (85.4°) 246,525 0.3%
19 5:33 am (116°) 7:42 pm (247°) - 12:41 pm (81.6°) 244,446 0.4%
20 6:34 am (111°) 8:16 pm (253°) - 1:29 pm (76.8°) 242,306 2.8%
21 7:34 am (104°) 8:48 pm (259°) - 2:15 pm (71.1°) 240,162 7.4%
22 8:34 am (97°) 9:17 pm (266°) - 3:00 pm (64.8°) 238,051 14.1%
23 9:34 am (90°) 9:47 pm (274°) - 3:44 pm (58.1°) 235,978 22.6%
24 10:35 am (82°) 10:17 pm (281°) - 4:30 pm (51.5°) 233,969 32.7%
25 11:38 am (75°) 10:51 pm (288°) - 5:18 pm (45.2°) 232,049 43.8%
26 12:44 pm (68°) 11:30 pm (295°) - 6:10 pm (39.5°) 230,296 55.5%
27 1:53 pm (62°) - - 7:07 pm (35.0°) 228,817 67.1%
28 - 12:16 am (300°) 3:04 pm (58°) 8:08 pm (32.1°) 227,779 77.9%
29 - 1:10 am (303°) 4:12 pm (57°) 9:13 pm (31.2°) 227,346 87.1%
30 - 2:14 am (303°) 5:14 pm (58°) 10:17 pm (32.5°) 227,665 94.2%
31 - 3:23 am (301°) 6:07 pm (61°) 11:18 pm (35.8°) 228,814 98.5%
* 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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