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: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 18:28 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.84%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 2d 11h 51m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:50
Moonset:	05:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 917 km
249 118 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 868 km
245 981 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 93.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 9 hours, 34 minutes. (≈12.399 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -168°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 96.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:52:00	14:49:00	15:50:00	16:51:00	17:52:00
Moonset:	04:15:00	05:00:00	05:40:00	06:14:00	06:44:00

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

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