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: 2026-12-27.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:56, Moonset: 09:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 367 828 km228 558 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 79.72% / 88.29%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18.6 (Day)
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2026-12-27
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 17.8° | 52.9° | 88.3% |
| 100 | 26.7° | 41.6° | 88% |
| 200 | 33.8° | 27.8° | 87.6% |
| 300 | 38.1° | 11.6° | 87.3% |
| 400 | 38.9° | 354° | 87% |
| 500 | 36.1° | 336.9° | 86.6% |
| 600 | 30.1° | 321.9° | 86.3% |
| 700 | 21.9° | 309.5° | 86% |
| 800 | 12.2° | 299.1° | 85.6% |
| 900 | 1.4° | 290.2° | 85.3% |
| 1000 | -10° | 282.2° | 84.9% |
| 1100 | -21.8° | 274.4° | 84.6% |
| 1200 | -33.6° | 266° | 84.2% |
| 1300 | -45.4° | 256.1° | 83.8% |
| 1400 | -56.4° | 242.5° | 83.5% |
| 1500 | -65.7° | 220.4° | 83.1% |
| 1600 | -70.2° | 184.3° | 82.8% |
| 1700 | -66.8° | 146.4° | 82.4% |
| 1800 | -57.9° | 122.4° | 82% |
| 1900 | -46.9° | 108° | 81.6% |
| 2000 | -35.1° | 97.8° | 81.3% |
| 2100 | -22.9° | 89.5° | 80.9% |
| 2200 | -10.8° | 81.9° | 80.5% |
| 2300 | 1.1° | 74.2° | 80.1% |
| 2400 | 12.5° | 65.8° | 79.7% |