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: 2026-04-08.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 22:34, Moonset: 13:01.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 404 605 km251 410 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 62.25% / 71.15%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20.5 (Day)
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2026-04-08
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 24.1° | 108.8° | 71.2% |
| 100 | 35.6° | 102.6° | 70.8% |
| 200 | 47.5° | 96.2° | 70.4% |
| 300 | 59.5° | 88.8° | 70.1% |
| 400 | 71.4° | 77.6° | 69.7% |
| 500 | 82.2° | 44.5° | 69.4% |
| 600 | 80.9° | 306.9° | 69% |
| 700 | 69.7° | 280.3° | 68.6% |
| 800 | 57.8° | 270° | 68.3% |
| 900 | 45.8° | 262.9° | 67.9% |
| 1000 | 34° | 256.6° | 67.5% |
| 1100 | 22.4° | 250.3° | 67.2% |
| 1200 | 11.4° | 243.6° | 66.8% |
| 1300 | 0.9° | 236.2° | 66.4% |
| 1400 | -4.5° | 227.6° | 66% |
| 1500 | -16.7° | 217.5° | 65.7% |
| 1600 | -23° | 205.7° | 65.3% |
| 1700 | -27° | 192.3° | 64.9% |
| 1800 | -28.1° | 177.9° | 64.5% |
| 1900 | -26.2° | 163.7° | 64.2% |
| 2000 | -21.6° | 150.7° | 63.8% |
| 2100 | -14.7° | 139.3° | 63.4% |
| 2200 | -6.1° | 129.6° | 63% |
| 2300 | 3.7° | 121.3° | 62.6% |
| 2400 | 14.3° | 114° | 62.3% |