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, 2026-10-23, 10:24 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg . All times are shown in Cape Town local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 06:13; remaining time: 2d 19h 48m 19s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:26
Moonset:	04:06

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 386 794 km
240 343 mi
Cape Town ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 315 km
242 530 mi
View angle: 0.515°

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: 90.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 18 hours, 52 minutes. (≈11.786 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 132°

Cape Town, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -55.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 174.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:23:00	15:25:00	16:26:00	17:31:00	18:38:00
Moonset:	03:12:00	03:39:00	04:06:00	04:33:00	05:02:00

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

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