moon .5deg.comCape Town, South Africa (Western Cape, City of Cape Town) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-01-05.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:58, Moonset: 07:39.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 376 015 km233 645 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 91.73% / 96.9%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 (Day)
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2026-01-05
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 24.2° | 36.3° | 96.9% |
| 100 | 30.3° | 22.9° | 96.7% |
| 200 | 33.7° | 7.6° | 96.6% |
| 300 | 33.8° | 351.5° | 96.4% |
| 400 | 30.6° | 336.1° | 96.2% |
| 500 | 24.6° | 322.5° | 96% |
| 600 | 16.5° | 311° | 95.8% |
| 700 | 7° | 301.3° | 95.6% |
| 800 | -3.6° | 292.9° | 95.4% |
| 900 | -14.8° | 285.2° | 95.2% |
| 1000 | -26.5° | 277.9° | 95% |
| 1100 | -38.4° | 270.1° | 94.8% |
| 1200 | -50.2° | 260.8° | 94.6% |
| 1300 | -61.7° | 247.5° | 94.4% |
| 1400 | -71.5° | 223.2° | 94.2% |
| 1500 | -75.6° | 175.7° | 93.9% |
| 1600 | -69.8° | 132.5° | 93.7% |
| 1700 | -59.4° | 111.3° | 93.5% |
| 1800 | -47.7° | 99.2° | 93.2% |
| 1900 | -35.7° | 90.4° | 93% |
| 2000 | -23.6° | 82.9° | 92.7% |
| 2100 | -11.7° | 75.7° | 92.5% |
| 2200 | -0.1° | 68.2° | 92.2% |
| 2300 | 10.8° | 59.7° | 92% |
| 2400 | 20.8° | 49.8° | 91.7% |