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: 2026-04-17.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 07:00, Moonset: 18:06.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 374 km229 518 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0% / 0.46%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 29.5 (Day)
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2026-04-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -66.7° | 187.3° | 0.5% |
| 100 | -64.8° | 152.4° | 0.4% |
| 200 | -57.2° | 127.3° | 0.3% |
| 300 | -46.9° | 111.3° | 0.3% |
| 400 | -35.4° | 100.1° | 0.2% |
| 500 | -23.6° | 91° | 0.2% |
| 600 | -11.7° | 82.9° | 0.2% |
| 700 | -0.1° | 74.8° | 0.1% |
| 800 | 11.1° | 66.1° | 0.1% |
| 900 | 21.5° | 56.1° | 0.1% |
| 1000 | 30.5° | 44° | 0% |
| 1100 | 37.5° | 29.2° | 0% |
| 1200 | 41.5° | 11.7° | 0% |
| 1300 | 41.7° | 352.8° | 0% |
| 1400 | 38.1° | 335.1° | 0% |
| 1500 | 31.5° | 320.1° | 0% |
| 1600 | 22.6° | 307.8° | 0% |
| 1700 | 12.4° | 297.9° | 0% |
| 1800 | 1.2° | 289.4° | 0.1% |
| 1900 | -10.5° | 281.7° | 0.1% |
| 2000 | -22.5° | 274.3° | 0.1% |
| 2100 | -34.7° | 266.5° | 0.1% |
| 2200 | -46.7° | 257.2° | 0.2% |
| 2300 | -58.1° | 244.2° | 0.2% |
| 2400 | -68° | 222.3° | 0.3% |