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: 2026-05-02.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 18:14, Moonset: 08:02.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 403 252 km250 569 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 98.66% / 99.96%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 15.4 (Day)
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2026-05-02
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 72.5° | 44.4° | 100% |
| 100 | 76.9° | 353.7° | 99.9% |
| 200 | 70.8° | 308.1° | 99.9% |
| 300 | 60.2° | 287.3° | 99.9% |
| 400 | 48.5° | 275.6° | 99.9% |
| 500 | 36.5° | 267° | 99.8% |
| 600 | 24.6° | 259.5° | 99.8% |
| 700 | 13° | 252.2° | 99.8% |
| 800 | 1.9° | 244.5° | 99.7% |
| 900 | -10.3° | 235.9° | 99.7% |
| 1000 | -17.8° | 225.9° | 99.6% |
| 1100 | -25.4° | 214° | 99.6% |
| 1200 | -30.8° | 200° | 99.5% |
| 1300 | -33.2° | 184.5° | 99.5% |
| 1400 | -32.3° | 168.6° | 99.4% |
| 1500 | -28.3° | 153.8° | 99.4% |
| 1600 | -21.6° | 141° | 99.3% |
| 1700 | -13.1° | 130.3° | 99.2% |
| 1800 | -3.2° | 121.2° | 99.2% |
| 1900 | 7.6° | 113.4° | 99.1% |
| 2000 | 19° | 106.4° | 99% |
| 2100 | 30.8° | 99.6° | 98.9% |
| 2200 | 42.8° | 92.6° | 98.8% |
| 2300 | 54.9° | 84.3° | 98.8% |
| 2400 | 66.8° | 71.9° | 98.7% |