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: 2026-10-08.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 04:52, Moonset: 16:52.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 378 171 km234 985 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 3.39% / 8.46%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27.3 (Day)
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2026-10-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -56° | 139.4° | 8.5% |
| 100 | -46.6° | 121.7° | 8.2% |
| 200 | -35.6° | 109.3° | 8% |
| 300 | -23.8° | 99.7° | 7.7% |
| 400 | -11.6° | 91.4° | 7.5% |
| 500 | 0.6° | 83.5° | 7.2% |
| 600 | 12.6° | 75.4° | 7% |
| 700 | 24.1° | 66.1° | 6.8% |
| 800 | 34.8° | 54.8° | 6.5% |
| 900 | 43.9° | 40.2° | 6.3% |
| 1000 | 50.3° | 21° | 6.1% |
| 1100 | 52.6° | 357.9° | 5.9% |
| 1200 | 50° | 335° | 5.7% |
| 1300 | 43.4° | 316° | 5.4% |
| 1400 | 34.2° | 301.6° | 5.2% |
| 1500 | 23.5° | 290.3° | 5% |
| 1600 | 12.1° | 280.9° | 4.8% |
| 1700 | 0.2° | 272.4° | 4.6% |
| 1800 | -11.7° | 264° | 4.5% |
| 1900 | -23.4° | 254.9° | 4.3% |
| 2000 | -34.5° | 244.2° | 4.1% |
| 2100 | -44.5° | 230.4° | 3.9% |
| 2200 | -52.2° | 211.8° | 3.7% |
| 2300 | -56.1° | 187.7° | 3.6% |
| 2400 | -54.7° | 162° | 3.4% |