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, 2026-09-22, 23:04 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 3d 19h 46m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:37
Moonset:	04:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 981 km
247 915 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 408 km
243 210 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 84.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 0 hours, 13 minutes. (≈11.009 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -121°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 66.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 308.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:38:00	13:37:00	14:37:00	15:39:00	16:39:00
Moonset:	02:54:00	03:36:00	04:12:00	04:44:00	05:13:00

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

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