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: 2026-05-23.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 13:30, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 377 553 km234 601 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 44.02% / 54.79%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 7.3 (Day)
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2026-05-23
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -2° | 286.8° | 44% |
| 100 | -13.7° | 278.9° | 44.5% |
| 200 | -25.6° | 270.9° | 44.9% |
| 300 | -37.4° | 262.1° | 45.4% |
| 400 | -49° | 251.1° | 45.8% |
| 500 | -59.6° | 235.1° | 46.3% |
| 600 | -67.5° | 208.5° | 46.7% |
| 700 | -69.2° | 169.8° | 47.2% |
| 800 | -63.5° | 137.1° | 47.6% |
| 900 | -53.7° | 117.3° | 48.1% |
| 1000 | -42.3° | 104.7° | 48.5% |
| 1100 | -30.3° | 95.3° | 49% |
| 1200 | -18.1° | 87.3° | 49.4% |
| 1300 | -6° | 79.6° | 49.9% |
| 1400 | 5.8° | 71.7° | 50.3% |
| 1500 | 17° | 62.8° | 50.8% |
| 1600 | 27.4° | 52.3° | 51.2% |
| 1700 | 36.2° | 39.1° | 51.7% |
| 1800 | 42.6° | 22.5° | 52.1% |
| 1900 | 45.6° | 3° | 52.6% |
| 2000 | 44.3° | 342.9° | 53% |
| 2100 | 39.3° | 324.9° | 53.5% |
| 2200 | 31.3° | 310.3° | 53.9% |
| 2300 | 21.5° | 298.5° | 54.3% |
| 2400 | 10.7° | 288.8° | 54.8% |