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: 2026-02-27.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:02, Moonset: 01:46.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 367 624 km228 431 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 76.11% / 85.08%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10.5 (Day)
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2026-02-27
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 16.8° | 321.5° | 76.1% |
| 100 | 8.6° | 311.5° | 76.5% |
| 200 | -0.9° | 302.9° | 76.9% |
| 300 | -11.2° | 295.4° | 77.3% |
| 400 | -22.3° | 288.6° | 77.7% |
| 500 | -33.7° | 282.1° | 78.1% |
| 600 | -45.5° | 275.5° | 78.5% |
| 700 | -57.3° | 267.7° | 78.9% |
| 800 | -69.1° | 256.1° | 79.3% |
| 900 | -79.7° | 227.2° | 79.7% |
| 1000 | -81° | 143.6° | 80% |
| 1100 | -70.9° | 107.7° | 80.4% |
| 1200 | -59.2° | 94.8° | 80.8% |
| 1300 | -47.2° | 86.7° | 81.2% |
| 1400 | -35.3° | 80° | 81.5% |
| 1500 | -23.6° | 73.6° | 81.9% |
| 1600 | -12.3° | 67° | 82.3% |
| 1700 | -1.7° | 59.7° | 82.6% |
| 1800 | 8.3° | 51.3° | 83% |
| 1900 | 17.1° | 41.5° | 83.4% |
| 2000 | 24.2° | 29.8° | 83.7% |
| 2100 | 29° | 16.3° | 84.1% |
| 2200 | 31° | 1.4° | 84.4% |
| 2300 | 29.8° | 346.3° | 84.7% |
| 2400 | 25.7° | 332.3° | 85.1% |