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Polokwane, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:28:12 am
Moon Direction: 310° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 54.7°
Moon Distance: 240,205 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:53 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Polokwane, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:59 am (251°) 5:14 pm (111°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:54 am (246°) 5:52 pm (115°) 12:01 am (86.4°) 250,047 99.8%
3 - 7:49 am (243°) 6:34 pm (119°) 12:48 am (89.8°) 251,199 98.4%
4 - 8:44 am (240°) 7:20 pm (121°) 1:38 am (87.2°) 251,939 95.2%
5 - 9:38 am (239°) 8:11 pm (121°) 2:28 am (85.9°) 252,175 90.2%
6 - 10:28 am (240°) 9:05 pm (120°) 3:20 am (85.9°) 251,815 83.7%
7 - 11:14 am (242°) 10:00 pm (117°) 4:11 am (87.4°) 250,782 75.9%
8 - 11:56 am (245°) 10:56 pm (113°) 5:00 am (89.8°) 249,030 67.0%
9 - 12:34 pm (250°) 11:51 pm (108°) 5:47 am (85.8°) 246,561 57.3%
10 - 1:09 pm (255°) - 6:33 am (80.8°) 243,445 47.0%
11 12:47 am (102°) 1:42 pm (262°) - 7:18 am (75.1°) 239,812 36.6%
12 1:43 am (95°) 2:15 pm (269°) - 8:02 am (68.7°) 235,879 26.4%
13 2:41 am (88°) 2:49 pm (276°) - 8:48 am (61.9°) 231,923 17.1%
14 3:41 am (80°) 3:26 pm (283°) - 9:36 am (55.1°) 228,288 9.2%
15 4:45 am (73°) 4:08 pm (290°) - 10:29 am (48.7°) 225,307 3.4%
16 5:54 am (67°) 4:56 pm (296°) - 11:27 am (43.2°) 223,308 0.5%
17 7:05 am (62°) 5:52 pm (299°) - 12:30 pm (39.3°) 222,510 0.8%
18 8:17 am (59°) 6:56 pm (301°) - 1:37 pm (37.4°) 222,977 4.3%
19 9:25 am (59°) 8:04 pm (300°) - 2:44 pm (37.8°) 224,622 10.9%
20 10:24 am (62°) 9:14 pm (297°) - 3:47 pm (40.4°) 227,210 19.8%
21 11:14 am (66°) 10:20 pm (292°) - 4:45 pm (44.7°) 230,431 30.2%
22 11:57 am (72°) 11:22 pm (286°) - 5:37 pm (50.0°) 233,944 41.3%
23 12:34 pm (78°) - - 6:25 pm (56.0°) 237,485 52.5%
24 - 12:20 am (279°) 1:07 pm (85°) 7:09 pm (62.3°) 240,825 63.1%
25 - 1:16 am (272°) 1:39 pm (91°) 7:51 pm (68.6°) 243,826 72.9%
26 - 2:09 am (265°) 2:10 pm (98°) 8:33 pm (74.6°) 246,399 81.5%
27 - 3:02 am (259°) 2:41 pm (104°) 9:15 pm (80.1°) 248,517 88.6%
28 - 3:55 am (253°) 3:15 pm (109°) 9:59 pm (85.0°) 250,174 94.1%
29 - 4:49 am (248°) 3:51 pm (114°) 10:45 pm (89.1°) 251,383 97.8%
30 - 5:43 am (244°) 4:32 pm (118°) 11:34 pm (87.9°) 252,155 99.6%
31 - 6:38 am (241°) 5:17 pm (120°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Polokwane. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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