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: 2026-12-20.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 16:11, Moonset: 01:57.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 373 531 km232 101 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 77.22% / 86%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10.6 (Day)
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2026-12-20
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 21.7° | 310.3° | 77.2% |
| 100 | 11.7° | 300.3° | 77.6% |
| 200 | 0.8° | 291.7° | 78% |
| 300 | -10.7° | 284.1° | 78.4% |
| 400 | -22.7° | 276.9° | 78.8% |
| 500 | -34.8° | 269.3° | 79.2% |
| 600 | -46.8° | 260.5° | 79.5% |
| 700 | -58.5° | 248.5° | 79.9% |
| 800 | -68.9° | 227.8° | 80.3% |
| 900 | -74.8° | 186.9° | 80.7% |
| 1000 | -71.4° | 139.9° | 81% |
| 1100 | -61.9° | 114.5° | 81.4% |
| 1200 | -50.5° | 100.7° | 81.8% |
| 1300 | -38.7° | 91.1° | 82.1% |
| 1400 | -26.8° | 83.2° | 82.5% |
| 1500 | -15.1° | 75.8° | 82.9% |
| 1600 | -3.8° | 68.1° | 83.2% |
| 1700 | 6.8° | 59.7° | 83.6% |
| 1800 | 16.5° | 50.1° | 83.9% |
| 1900 | 24.8° | 38.6° | 84.3% |
| 2000 | 31° | 25° | 84.6% |
| 2100 | 34.4° | 9.5° | 85% |
| 2200 | 34.5° | 353.2° | 85.3% |
| 2300 | 31.3° | 337.6° | 85.7% |
| 2400 | 25.2° | 324° | 86% |