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: 2026-12-17.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:56, Moonset: 00:31.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 387 815 km240 977 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 46.96% / 57.17%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.6 (Day)
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2026-12-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 7.2° | 274.5° | 47% |
| 100 | -5° | 266.5° | 47.4% |
| 200 | -17.2° | 258.3° | 47.8% |
| 300 | -28.9° | 248.9° | 48.2% |
| 400 | -39.8° | 237.2° | 48.6% |
| 500 | -49.2° | 221.5° | 49.1% |
| 600 | -55.7° | 199.9° | 49.5% |
| 700 | -57.4° | 173.5° | 49.9% |
| 800 | -53.6° | 148.5° | 50.3% |
| 900 | -45.9° | 129.4° | 50.8% |
| 1000 | -35.8° | 115.4° | 51.2% |
| 1100 | -24.6° | 104.6° | 51.6% |
| 1200 | -12.9° | 95.5° | 52% |
| 1300 | -1° | 87.1° | 52.5% |
| 1400 | 10.9° | 78.6° | 52.9% |
| 1500 | 22.3° | 69.2° | 53.3% |
| 1600 | 33° | 58.1° | 53.7% |
| 1700 | 42.2° | 43.8° | 54.2% |
| 1800 | 48.9° | 25.3° | 54.6% |
| 1900 | 51.6° | 3° | 55% |
| 2000 | 49.6° | 340.2° | 55.5% |
| 2100 | 43.4° | 321.1° | 55.9% |
| 2200 | 34.4° | 306.4° | 56.3% |
| 2300 | 23.9° | 295° | 56.7% |
| 2400 | 12.4° | 285.7° | 57.2% |