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, 2026-11-13, 00:57 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 18.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 16:55; remaining time: 11d 15h 57m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:18
Moonset:	23:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 395 km
251 901 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 675 km
252 075 mi
View angle: 0.491°

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: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 8 hours, 8 minutes. (≈3.339 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -153°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -18.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 214.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14	2026-11-15
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	06:37:00	07:26:00	08:18:00	09:15:00	10:13:00
Moonset:	21:49:00	22:40:00	23:26:00	00:00:00	00:06:00

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

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