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: 2026-05-28.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 15:43, Moonset: 04:56.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 399 408 km248 181 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 89.38% / 94.59%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12.1 (Day)
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2026-05-28
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 58.3° | 300.4° | 89.4% |
| 100 | 47.3° | 285.7° | 89.6% |
| 200 | 35.5° | 275.4° | 89.9% |
| 300 | 23.6° | 266.9° | 90.1% |
| 400 | 11.7° | 259° | 90.4% |
| 500 | 0.2° | 251° | 90.6% |
| 600 | -10.8° | 242.2° | 90.8% |
| 700 | -20.8° | 232.1° | 91.1% |
| 800 | -29.3° | 219.8° | 91.3% |
| 900 | -35.7° | 205.1° | 91.5% |
| 1000 | -38.9° | 188° | 91.8% |
| 1100 | -38.5° | 170.1° | 92% |
| 1200 | -34.5° | 153.5° | 92.2% |
| 1300 | -27.7° | 139.4° | 92.4% |
| 1400 | -18.8° | 127.8° | 92.6% |
| 1500 | -8.9° | 118.2° | 92.8% |
| 1600 | 2.7° | 109.9° | 93% |
| 1700 | 14.4° | 102.5° | 93.2% |
| 1800 | 26.4° | 95.2° | 93.4% |
| 1900 | 38.5° | 87.4° | 93.6% |
| 2000 | 50.6° | 78° | 93.8% |
| 2100 | 62.1° | 64.2° | 94% |
| 2200 | 71.8° | 38.6° | 94.2% |
| 2300 | 75.2° | 350.2° | 94.4% |
| 2400 | 69° | 309° | 94.6% |