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: 2026-04-28.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 16:19, Moonset: 04:05.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 389 326 km241 916 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 86.3% / 92.51%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.7 (Day)
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2026-04-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 45.7° | 316° | 86.3% |
| 100 | 36.4° | 301.1° | 86.6% |
| 200 | 25.6° | 289.6° | 86.9% |
| 300 | 14.1° | 280.1° | 87.2% |
| 400 | 2.3° | 271.5° | 87.5% |
| 500 | -9.6° | 263.1° | 87.7% |
| 600 | -21.4° | 254.1° | 88% |
| 700 | -32.5° | 243.5° | 88.3% |
| 800 | -42.4° | 230° | 88.6% |
| 900 | -50.1° | 212.1° | 88.8% |
| 1000 | -54.2° | 189.1° | 89.1% |
| 1100 | -53.3° | 164.5° | 89.4% |
| 1200 | -47.6° | 143.3° | 89.6% |
| 1300 | -38.9° | 127.2° | 89.9% |
| 1400 | -28.4° | 115.1° | 90.1% |
| 1500 | -16.9° | 105.4° | 90.4% |
| 1600 | -4.8° | 97° | 90.6% |
| 1700 | 7.4° | 89.1° | 90.9% |
| 1800 | 19.5° | 80.9° | 91.1% |
| 1900 | 31.4° | 71.6° | 91.4% |
| 2000 | 42.6° | 59.9° | 91.6% |
| 2100 | 52.3° | 43.8° | 91.8% |
| 2200 | 59.1° | 20.8° | 92.1% |
| 2300 | 60.7° | 351.8° | 92.3% |
| 2400 | 56.4° | 325° | 92.5% |