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: 2026-03-02.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:54, Moonset: 05:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 379 768 km235 977 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 97.1% / 99.63%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13.7 (Day)
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2026-03-02
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 40.6° | 358.3° | 97.1% |
| 100 | 38.6° | 340.4° | 97.3% |
| 200 | 33.2° | 324.4° | 97.4% |
| 300 | 25.3° | 311.1° | 97.6% |
| 400 | 15.6° | 300.2° | 97.7% |
| 500 | 4.9° | 291° | 97.8% |
| 600 | -6.5° | 282.7° | 98% |
| 700 | -18.2° | 274.7° | 98.1% |
| 800 | -30.1° | 266.4° | 98.2% |
| 900 | -41.9° | 256.8° | 98.3% |
| 1000 | -53.1° | 243.9° | 98.5% |
| 1100 | -62.7° | 224.1° | 98.6% |
| 1200 | -68.3° | 192.2° | 98.7% |
| 1300 | -66.7° | 154.8° | 98.8% |
| 1400 | -58.9° | 128.5° | 98.9% |
| 1500 | -48.3° | 112.4° | 99% |
| 1600 | -36.6° | 101.3° | 99.1% |
| 1700 | -24.5° | 92.5° | 99.1% |
| 1800 | -12.3° | 84.7° | 99.2% |
| 1900 | -0.3° | 77° | 99.3% |
| 2000 | 11.4° | 68.7° | 99.4% |
| 2100 | 22.4° | 59.2° | 99.4% |
| 2200 | 32.2° | 47.5° | 99.5% |
| 2300 | 40.2° | 32.8° | 99.6% |
| 2400 | 45.3° | 14.5° | 99.6% |