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: 2026-04-05.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 20:14, Moonset: 10:12.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 185 km251 149 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 86.43% / 92.3%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17.9 (Day)
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2026-04-05
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 50.3° | 83.8° | 92.3% |
| 100 | 62.1° | 72.2° | 92.1% |
| 200 | 72.9° | 50.2° | 91.9% |
| 300 | 78.4° | 358.2° | 91.6% |
| 400 | 72.6° | 307.4° | 91.4% |
| 500 | 61.8° | 286° | 91.2% |
| 600 | 50° | 274.4° | 91% |
| 700 | 38.1° | 266° | 90.7% |
| 800 | 26.2° | 258.8° | 90.5% |
| 900 | 14.6° | 251.6° | 90.3% |
| 1000 | 3.5° | 244.1° | 90% |
| 1100 | -6.8° | 235.7° | 89.8% |
| 1200 | -16.1° | 225.9° | 89.5% |
| 1300 | -23.8° | 214.3° | 89.3% |
| 1400 | -29.2° | 200.8° | 89% |
| 1500 | -31.9° | 185.7° | 88.8% |
| 1600 | -31.3° | 170.1° | 88.5% |
| 1700 | -27.6° | 155.5° | 88.3% |
| 1800 | -21.3° | 142.7° | 88% |
| 1900 | -13° | 131.9° | 87.8% |
| 2000 | -3.3° | 122.8° | 87.5% |
| 2100 | 7.3° | 115° | 87.2% |
| 2200 | 18.6° | 108° | 87% |
| 2300 | 30.3° | 101.4° | 86.7% |
| 2400 | 42.3° | 94.6° | 86.4% |