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: 2026-05-21.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 12:22, Moonset: 22:46.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 369 228 km229 428 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 22.91% / 33.21%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5.2 (Day)
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2026-05-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -28.3° | 281.9° | 22.9% |
| 100 | -40° | 274.9° | 23.3% |
| 200 | -51.9° | 266.8° | 23.7% |
| 300 | -63.6° | 255.6° | 24.2% |
| 400 | -74.4° | 233.7° | 24.6% |
| 500 | -79.9° | 176.3° | 25% |
| 600 | -73.3° | 123.9° | 25.4% |
| 700 | -62.2° | 104.2° | 25.8% |
| 800 | -50.3° | 93.6° | 26.3% |
| 900 | -38.3° | 85.8° | 26.7% |
| 1000 | -26.4° | 78.9° | 27.1% |
| 1100 | -14.7° | 72.1° | 27.5% |
| 1200 | -3.6° | 64.9° | 28% |
| 1300 | 7.1° | 56.8° | 28.4% |
| 1400 | 16.7° | 47.3° | 28.8% |
| 1500 | 24.8° | 35.9° | 29.3% |
| 1600 | 30.8° | 22.4° | 29.7% |
| 1700 | 34.1° | 7° | 30.1% |
| 1800 | 34° | 350.7° | 30.6% |
| 1900 | 30.7° | 335.3° | 31% |
| 2000 | 24.6° | 321.8° | 31.4% |
| 2100 | 16.4° | 310.3° | 31.9% |
| 2200 | 6.8° | 300.7° | 32.3% |
| 2300 | -3.9° | 292.3° | 32.8% |
| 2400 | -15.1° | 284.7° | 33.2% |