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: 2026-05-27.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 15:15, Moonset: 03:58.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 395 854 km245 972 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 82.59% / 89.38%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11.2 (Day)
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2026-05-27
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 47° | 295.9° | 82.6% |
| 100 | 35.8° | 283.9° | 82.9% |
| 200 | 24° | 274.4° | 83.2% |
| 300 | 12° | 266° | 83.5% |
| 400 | 0.2° | 257.8° | 83.8% |
| 500 | -11.2° | 249.1° | 84.1% |
| 600 | -22° | 239.2° | 84.4% |
| 700 | -31.5° | 227.2° | 84.7% |
| 800 | -39.1° | 212.3° | 85% |
| 900 | -43.6° | 194.3° | 85.3% |
| 1000 | -44.3° | 174.4° | 85.6% |
| 1100 | -40.9° | 155.5° | 85.9% |
| 1200 | -34.2° | 139.6° | 86.2% |
| 1300 | -25.2° | 126.9° | 86.5% |
| 1400 | -14.8° | 116.6° | 86.7% |
| 1500 | -3.6° | 107.9° | 87% |
| 1600 | 8.4° | 100° | 87.3% |
| 1700 | 20.5° | 92.4° | 87.6% |
| 1800 | 32.7° | 84.3° | 87.8% |
| 1900 | 44.7° | 74.6° | 88.1% |
| 2000 | 56° | 61.2° | 88.4% |
| 2100 | 65.6° | 39.4° | 88.6% |
| 2200 | 70.3° | 3.4° | 88.9% |
| 2300 | 67.1° | 324.8° | 89.1% |
| 2400 | 58.3° | 300.4° | 89.4% |