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: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 01:23 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 11d 9h 22m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:37
Moonset:	21:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 151 km
226 894 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 805 km
229 165 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 14.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 15 hours, 25 minutes. (≈3.642 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -162°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 267.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	09:34:00	10:41:00	11:37:00	12:22:00	12:59:00
Moonset:	19:11:00	20:21:00	21:35:00	22:46:00	23:55:00

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

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