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

Moon: 34.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2026 at 12:59:51 pm
Moon Direction: 49° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 10.0°
Moon Distance: 229,027 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, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:31 am (301°) 11:25 pm (58°) 3:26 am (33.5°) 229,627 77.3%
2 - 9:30 am (303°) - 4:28 am (31.7°) 229,504 66.5%
3 12:29 am (57°) 10:34 am (302°) - 5:31 am (32.0°) 229,787 54.8%
4 1:25 am (60°) 11:43 am (299°) - 6:32 am (34.3°) 230,413 42.9%
5 2:12 am (64°) 12:51 pm (294°) - 7:29 am (38.2°) 231,335 31.5%
6 2:53 am (70°) 1:58 pm (287°) - 8:22 am (43.4°) 232,545 21.2%
7 3:28 am (76°) 3:02 pm (280°) - 9:11 am (49.5°) 234,046 12.7%
8 4:00 am (84°) 4:03 pm (273°) - 9:58 am (56.0°) 235,849 6.1%
9 4:30 am (91°) 5:03 pm (265°) - 10:43 am (62.5°) 237,929 1.9%
10 5:00 am (98°) 6:03 pm (258°) - 11:27 am (68.9°) 240,246 0.2%
11 5:31 am (105°) 7:02 pm (252°) - 12:13 pm (74.7°) 242,696 0.8%
12 6:03 am (111°) 8:02 pm (246°) - 12:59 pm (79.8°) 245,149 3.6%
13 6:40 am (116°) 9:01 pm (242°) - 1:48 pm (83.8°) 247,423 8.3%
14 7:20 am (120°) 9:59 pm (239°) - 2:38 pm (86.6°) 249,339 14.7%
15 8:06 am (122°) 10:54 pm (238°) - 3:29 pm (88.1°) 250,710 22.3%
16 8:56 am (122°) 11:44 pm (238°) - 4:21 pm (88.1°) 251,384 31.0%
17 9:50 am (121°) - - 5:11 pm (86.8°) 251,252 40.3%
18 - 12:29 am (240°) 10:46 am (119°) 6:00 pm (84.1°) 250,269 50.1%
19 - 1:09 am (244°) 11:43 am (115°) 6:47 pm (80.4°) 248,459 59.9%
20 - 1:44 am (248°) 12:41 pm (109°) 7:32 pm (75.6°) 245,916 69.5%
21 - 2:16 am (254°) 1:38 pm (103°) 8:16 pm (70.1°) 242,813 78.5%
22 - 2:47 am (260°) 2:36 pm (96°) 9:00 pm (64.0°) 239,370 86.5%
23 - 3:16 am (267°) 3:36 pm (89°) 9:44 pm (57.5°) 235,869 93.1%
24 - 3:46 am (275°) 4:37 pm (81°) 10:31 pm (50.9°) 232,600 97.6%
25 - 4:18 am (282°) 5:42 pm (74°) 11:21 pm (44.6°) 229,845 99.7%
26 - 4:53 am (289°) 6:50 pm (67°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
27 - 5:35 am (295°) 8:01 pm (62°) 12:15 am (39.0°) 227,823 99.0%
28 - 6:24 am (300°) 9:13 pm (58°) 1:15 am (34.8°) 226,685 95.4%
29 - 7:21 am (302°) 10:20 pm (57°) 2:18 am (32.3°) 226,459 88.9%
30 - 8:26 am (302°) 11:20 pm (59°) 3:23 am (31.9°) 227,069 80.1%
31 - 9:35 am (300°) - 4:26 am (33.6°) 228,359 69.6%
* 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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