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: 2026-04-06.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 20:55, Moonset: 11:11.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 405 299 km251 841 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 79.3% / 86.43%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18.8 (Day)
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2026-04-06
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 42.3° | 94.6° | 86.4% |
| 100 | 54.3° | 86.8° | 86.2% |
| 200 | 66.3° | 75.6° | 85.9% |
| 300 | 77.2° | 51.4° | 85.6% |
| 400 | 81.1° | 339.3° | 85.3% |
| 500 | 72.4° | 293.2° | 85% |
| 600 | 60.8° | 277.5° | 84.8% |
| 700 | 48.8° | 268.3° | 84.5% |
| 800 | 36.9° | 261.1° | 84.2% |
| 900 | 25.2° | 254.4° | 83.9% |
| 1000 | 13.9° | 247.6° | 83.6% |
| 1100 | 3.1° | 240.2° | 83.3% |
| 1200 | -6.8° | 231.7° | 83% |
| 1300 | -15.6° | 221.9° | 82.7% |
| 1400 | -22.6° | 210.4° | 82.4% |
| 1500 | -27.4° | 197.1° | 82.1% |
| 1600 | -29.4° | 182.5° | 81.8% |
| 1700 | -28.3° | 167.8° | 81.5% |
| 1800 | -24.2° | 154.1° | 81.2% |
| 1900 | -17.8° | 142° | 80.9% |
| 2000 | -9.5° | 131.8° | 80.6% |
| 2100 | 0.1° | 123.2° | 80.3% |
| 2200 | 10.7° | 115.7° | 79.9% |
| 2300 | 21.8° | 108.9° | 79.6% |
| 2400 | 33.4° | 102.6° | 79.3% |