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: 2026-05-12.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 02:25, Moonset: 15:02.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 380 895 km236 677 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 20.16% / 29.57%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24.6 (Day)
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2026-05-12
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -29.4° | 118.1° | 29.6% |
| 100 | -18.4° | 107.6° | 29.2% |
| 200 | -6.8° | 98.6° | 28.8% |
| 300 | 5° | 90.3° | 28.4% |
| 400 | 16.9° | 81.7° | 28% |
| 500 | 28.5° | 72.2° | 27.5% |
| 600 | 39.4° | 60.5° | 27.1% |
| 700 | 48.9° | 45.1° | 26.7% |
| 800 | 55.5° | 23.8° | 26.3% |
| 900 | 57.5° | 357.6° | 25.9% |
| 1000 | 54.1° | 332.3° | 25.6% |
| 1100 | 46.4° | 312.8° | 25.2% |
| 1200 | 36.4° | 298.6° | 24.8% |
| 1300 | 25.2° | 287.9° | 24.4% |
| 1400 | 13.3° | 279° | 24% |
| 1500 | 1.1° | 270.9° | 23.6% |
| 1600 | -11.1° | 262.9° | 23.2% |
| 1700 | -23.1° | 254.3° | 22.8% |
| 1800 | -34.5° | 244° | 22.4% |
| 1900 | -44.8° | 230.7° | 22% |
| 2000 | -53.1° | 212.3° | 21.7% |
| 2100 | -57.6° | 187.9° | 21.3% |
| 2200 | -56.6° | 161° | 20.9% |
| 2300 | -50.7° | 138.4° | 20.5% |
| 2400 | -41.7° | 121.9° | 20.2% |