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: 2026-05-19.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 10:41, Moonset: 20:21.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 364 162 km226 280 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 6.55% / 13.79%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 (Day)
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2026-05-19
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -54.5° | 272.1° | 6.6% |
| 100 | -66.4° | 263.2° | 6.8% |
| 200 | -77.9° | 245° | 7.1% |
| 300 | -84° | 163.6° | 7.3% |
| 400 | -74.9° | 108.1° | 7.6% |
| 500 | -63.2° | 94.1° | 7.9% |
| 600 | -51.3° | 86° | 8.1% |
| 700 | -39.5° | 79.5° | 8.4% |
| 800 | -27.9° | 73.4° | 8.7% |
| 900 | -16.7° | 67° | 9% |
| 1000 | -6° | 60.1° | 9.3% |
| 1100 | 3.9° | 52.2° | 9.6% |
| 1200 | 12.7° | 43° | 9.9% |
| 1300 | 20.1° | 32.2° | 10.2% |
| 1400 | 25.3° | 19.7° | 10.5% |
| 1500 | 28° | 5.8° | 10.8% |
| 1600 | 27.8° | 351.5° | 11.1% |
| 1700 | 24.7° | 337.7° | 11.5% |
| 1800 | 19° | 325.4° | 11.8% |
| 1900 | 11.4° | 314.9° | 12.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4° | 305.8° | 12.4% |
| 2100 | -7.7° | 298° | 12.8% |
| 2200 | -18.5° | 291.1° | 13.1% |
| 2300 | -29.8° | 284.6° | 13.5% |
| 2400 | -41.5° | 278.2° | 13.8% |