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: 2026-05-26.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 14:48, Moonset: 02:59.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 391 697 km243 389 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 74.4% / 82.59%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10.3 (Day)
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2026-05-26
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 35.3° | 293° | 74.4% |
| 100 | 23.9° | 282.5° | 74.8% |
| 200 | 12.1° | 273.6° | 75.1% |
| 300 | 0.1° | 265.2° | 75.5% |
| 400 | -11.6° | 256.7° | 75.9% |
| 500 | -23° | 247.1° | 76.2% |
| 600 | -33.4° | 235.6° | 76.6% |
| 700 | -42.3° | 221° | 76.9% |
| 800 | -48.4° | 202.3° | 77.3% |
| 900 | -50.5° | 180.1° | 77.6% |
| 1000 | -48° | 158.2° | 78% |
| 1100 | -41.5° | 139.8° | 78.3% |
| 1200 | -32.4° | 125.7° | 78.7% |
| 1300 | -21.8° | 114.6° | 79% |
| 1400 | -10.2° | 105.5° | 79.3% |
| 1500 | 1.7° | 97.3° | 79.7% |
| 1600 | 13.9° | 89.5° | 80% |
| 1700 | 26.1° | 81.2° | 80.3% |
| 1800 | 38° | 71.5° | 80.7% |
| 1900 | 49.1° | 58.7° | 81% |
| 2000 | 58.5° | 40° | 81.3% |
| 2100 | 64.1° | 12° | 81.6% |
| 2200 | 63.4° | 339.1° | 82% |
| 2300 | 56.8° | 313.1° | 82.3% |
| 2400 | 47° | 295.9° | 82.6% |