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: 2026-10-02.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 00:30, Moonset: 10:06.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 473 km225 852 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 57.52% / 68.6%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.9 (Day)
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2026-10-02
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -4.9° | 59.3° | 68.6% |
| 100 | 5.8° | 51.2° | 68.2% |
| 200 | 14.4° | 41.6° | 67.7% |
| 300 | 21.3° | 30.4° | 67.3% |
| 400 | 26.2° | 17.6° | 66.8% |
| 500 | 28.3° | 3.5° | 66.4% |
| 600 | 27.5° | 349.1° | 65.9% |
| 700 | 23.9° | 335.6° | 65.4% |
| 800 | 17.8° | 323.7° | 65% |
| 900 | 9.9° | 313.4° | 64.5% |
| 1000 | 0.6° | 304.7° | 64.1% |
| 1100 | -9.6° | 297.2° | 63.6% |
| 1200 | -20.5° | 290.4° | 63.2% |
| 1300 | -31.9° | 284.2° | 62.7% |
| 1400 | -43.6° | 277.9° | 62.2% |
| 1500 | -55.5° | 270.9° | 61.8% |
| 1600 | -67.3° | 261.4° | 61.3% |
| 1700 | -78.7° | 240.7° | 60.8% |
| 1800 | -83.4° | 155° | 60.4% |
| 1900 | -73.8° | 107.3° | 59.9% |
| 2000 | -62.1° | 93.9° | 59.4% |
| 2100 | -50.2° | 85.9° | 58.9% |
| 2200 | -38.4° | 79.4° | 58.5% |
| 2300 | -26.8° | 73.2° | 58% |
| 2400 | -15.6° | 66.7° | 57.5% |