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: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:24, Moonset: 02:35.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 541 km229 622 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 86% / 93.13%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.7 (Day)
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2026-12-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 25.2° | 324° | 86% |
| 100 | 17.1° | 312.6° | 86.3% |
| 200 | 7.5° | 303° | 86.7% |
| 300 | -3.1° | 294.8° | 87% |
| 400 | -14.3° | 287.5° | 87.3% |
| 500 | -26° | 280.7° | 87.7% |
| 600 | -38° | 273.7° | 88% |
| 700 | -50° | 265.8° | 88.3% |
| 800 | -61.9° | 255° | 88.6% |
| 900 | -72.9° | 235.1° | 88.9% |
| 1000 | -79.4° | 184° | 89.2% |
| 1100 | -74.2° | 127.7° | 89.5% |
| 1200 | -63.5° | 105.4° | 89.8% |
| 1300 | -51.8° | 93.9° | 90.1% |
| 1400 | -39.9° | 85.7° | 90.4% |
| 1500 | -28.1° | 78.6° | 90.7% |
| 1600 | -16.6° | 71.6° | 91% |
| 1700 | -5.6° | 64.3° | 91.3% |
| 1800 | 4.7° | 56.2° | 91.5% |
| 1900 | 14° | 46.8° | 91.8% |
| 2000 | 21.8° | 35.8° | 92.1% |
| 2100 | 27.5° | 22.8° | 92.4% |
| 2200 | 30.6° | 8.3° | 92.6% |
| 2300 | 30.7° | 353.1° | 92.9% |
| 2400 | 27.6° | 338.6° | 93.1% |