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: 2026-03-06.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 20:40, Moonset: 09:25.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 397 756 km247 154 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 87.9% / 93.63%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17.6 (Day)
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2026-03-06
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 44.1° | 66.3° | 93.6% |
| 100 | 54.6° | 51° | 93.4% |
| 200 | 62.6° | 27.7° | 93.2% |
| 300 | 65.3° | 355.2° | 93% |
| 400 | 61.2° | 324.1° | 92.8% |
| 500 | 52.6° | 302.9° | 92.6% |
| 600 | 41.8° | 288.7° | 92.3% |
| 700 | 30.2° | 278.3° | 92.1% |
| 800 | 18.3° | 269.5° | 91.9% |
| 900 | 6.4° | 261.4° | 91.7% |
| 1000 | -5.3° | 253° | 91.4% |
| 1100 | -16.4° | 243.8° | 91.2% |
| 1200 | -26.6° | 233° | 91% |
| 1300 | -35.1° | 219.7° | 90.7% |
| 1400 | -41.3° | 203.2° | 90.5% |
| 1500 | -43.9° | 184.2° | 90.2% |
| 1600 | -42.5° | 164.7° | 90% |
| 1700 | -37.4° | 147.3° | 89.7% |
| 1800 | -29.4° | 133.2° | 89.5% |
| 1900 | -19.7° | 121.8° | 89.2% |
| 2000 | -8.6° | 112.4° | 89% |
| 2100 | 2.9° | 104.2° | 88.7% |
| 2200 | 14.9° | 96.6° | 88.4% |
| 2300 | 27.1° | 88.9° | 88.2% |
| 2400 | 39.2° | 80.2° | 87.9% |