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: 2026-05-01.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 17:41, Moonset: 07:02.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 400 808 km249 051 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 99.39% / 100%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14.5 (Day)
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2026-05-01
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 72.1° | 6.9° | 99.4% |
| 100 | 69.2° | 324.6° | 99.5% |
| 200 | 60.3° | 299° | 99.5% |
| 300 | 49.2° | 284.2° | 99.6% |
| 400 | 37.4° | 274° | 99.6% |
| 500 | 25.4° | 265.7° | 99.7% |
| 600 | 13.6° | 258° | 99.7% |
| 700 | 2° | 250.1° | 99.8% |
| 800 | -8.8° | 241.5° | 99.8% |
| 900 | -18.8° | 231.6° | 99.8% |
| 1000 | -27.3° | 219.7° | 99.9% |
| 1100 | -33.6° | 205.4° | 99.9% |
| 1200 | -37.1° | 189° | 99.9% |
| 1300 | -36.9° | 171.7° | 99.9% |
| 1400 | -33.3° | 155.4° | 100% |
| 1500 | -26.8° | 141.4° | 100% |
| 1600 | -18.2° | 129.8° | 100% |
| 1700 | -8.2° | 120.2° | 100% |
| 1800 | 2.8° | 111.9° | 100% |
| 1900 | 14.3° | 104.5° | 100% |
| 2000 | 26.3° | 97.3° | 100% |
| 2100 | 38.4° | 89.9° | 100% |
| 2200 | 50.5° | 81° | 100% |
| 2300 | 62.2° | 68.3° | 100% |
| 2400 | 72.5° | 44.4° | 100% |