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: 2026-12-08.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 04:34, Moonset: 19:41.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 402 497 km250 100 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.01% / 1.17%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 29 (Day)
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2026-12-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -30° | 176.2° | 1.2% |
| 100 | -27.6° | 161.6° | 1.1% |
| 200 | -22.4° | 148.4° | 1% |
| 300 | -15.1° | 137.1° | 0.9% |
| 400 | -6.1° | 127.5° | 0.9% |
| 500 | 4° | 119.3° | 0.8% |
| 600 | 14.9° | 112.2° | 0.7% |
| 700 | 26.3° | 105.6° | 0.6% |
| 800 | 38° | 99.2° | 0.6% |
| 900 | 50° | 92.3° | 0.5% |
| 1000 | 62.1° | 83.7° | 0.5% |
| 1100 | 73.8° | 68.6° | 0.4% |
| 1200 | 82.7° | 17.5° | 0.4% |
| 1300 | 77.5° | 300.7° | 0.3% |
| 1400 | 66.2° | 279.7° | 0.3% |
| 1500 | 54.3° | 269.7° | 0.2% |
| 1600 | 42.3° | 262.5° | 0.2% |
| 1700 | 30.5° | 255.9° | 0.2% |
| 1800 | 19.1° | 249.4° | 0.1% |
| 1900 | 8.1° | 242.5° | 0.1% |
| 2000 | -2° | 234.6° | 0.1% |
| 2100 | -11.3° | 225.6° | 0.1% |
| 2200 | -19.1° | 215° | 0% |
| 2300 | -24.8° | 202.6° | 0% |
| 2400 | -28° | 188.7° | 0% |