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: Thursday, 2026-07-16, 05:01 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.3%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 16:37; remaining time: 13d 11h 35m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:25
Moonset:	20:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 159 km
230 628 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 481 km
232 692 mi
View angle: 0.537°

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: 4.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1 Day, 22 hours, 51 minutes. (≈1.952 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 130°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -52.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 106.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17	2026-07-18
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:00:00	08:47:00	09:25:00	09:57:00	10:26:00
Moonset:	18:00:00	19:16:00	20:27:00	21:35:00	22:39:00

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

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