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: 2026-04-30.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:11, Moonset: 06:03.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 397 585 km247 048 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 96.91% / 99.39%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13.6 (Day)
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2026-04-30
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 65.8° | 339.9° | 96.9% |
| 100 | 59.1° | 312.1° | 97.1% |
| 200 | 49.1° | 294.5° | 97.2% |
| 300 | 37.8° | 282.4° | 97.3% |
| 400 | 26° | 273° | 97.5% |
| 500 | 14° | 264.7° | 97.6% |
| 600 | 2.2° | 256.7° | 97.7% |
| 700 | -9.1° | 248.1° | 97.8% |
| 800 | -19.8° | 238.3° | 98% |
| 900 | -29.3° | 226.7° | 98.1% |
| 1000 | -36.8° | 212.3° | 98.2% |
| 1100 | -41.4° | 195° | 98.3% |
| 1200 | -42.4° | 176° | 98.4% |
| 1300 | -39.4° | 157.6° | 98.5% |
| 1400 | -33.1° | 141.9° | 98.6% |
| 1500 | -24.4° | 129.2° | 98.7% |
| 1600 | -14.2° | 118.8° | 98.8% |
| 1700 | -3.1° | 110.1° | 98.9% |
| 1800 | 8.6° | 102.2° | 99% |
| 1900 | 20.7° | 94.7° | 99% |
| 2000 | 32.9° | 86.9° | 99.1% |
| 2100 | 44.9° | 77.6° | 99.2% |
| 2200 | 56.5° | 65° | 99.3% |
| 2300 | 66.6° | 44.2° | 99.3% |
| 2400 | 72.1° | 6.9° | 99.4% |