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: 2026-12-25.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:40, Moonset: 06:45.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 650 km225 962 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 94.89% / 98.91%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 16.3 (Day)
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2026-12-25
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 25.8° | 24.6° | 98.9% |
| 100 | 29.5° | 10.6° | 98.8% |
| 200 | 30.3° | 355.7° | 98.7% |
| 300 | 28° | 341.1° | 98.6% |
| 400 | 22.9° | 327.8° | 98.4% |
| 500 | 15.7° | 316.4° | 98.3% |
| 600 | 6.8° | 306.7° | 98.2% |
| 700 | -3.2° | 298.3° | 98% |
| 800 | -14° | 290.9° | 97.9% |
| 900 | -25.3° | 284° | 97.7% |
| 1000 | -36.9° | 277.1° | 97.6% |
| 1100 | -48.8° | 269.6° | 97.4% |
| 1200 | -60.6° | 259.7° | 97.3% |
| 1300 | -71.9° | 242.5° | 97.1% |
| 1400 | -79.8° | 197° | 96.9% |
| 1500 | -76.1° | 132.7° | 96.7% |
| 1600 | -65.6° | 107.6° | 96.5% |
| 1700 | -53.8° | 95.7° | 96.4% |
| 1800 | -41.8° | 87.4° | 96.2% |
| 1900 | -29.9° | 80.5° | 96% |
| 2000 | -18.1° | 73.7° | 95.8% |
| 2100 | -6.7° | 66.7° | 95.5% |
| 2200 | 3.9° | 58.9° | 95.3% |
| 2300 | 13.8° | 49.9° | 95.1% |
| 2400 | 22.3° | 39.1° | 94.9% |