Cape Town, South Africa Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cape Town (South Africa, Western Cape, City of Cape Town). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:59 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 14d 1h 25m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:00
Moonset:	18:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 513 km
228 983 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 571 km
227 777 mi
View angle: 0.54°

Cape Town on map:

Cape Town

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	-33.92584°
Longitude:	18.42322°
Country:	South Africa Western Cape
Population:	3 433 441

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.05%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 4 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.202 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 151°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 1.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 289.5°):

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Cape Town

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:44:00	05:51:00	07:00:00	08:13:00	09:30:00
Moonset:	17:04:00	17:34:00	18:06:00	18:44:00	19:30:00

Cape Town moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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