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: 2026-05-06.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 21:23, Moonset: 11:44.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 403 949 km251 002 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 77.28% / 84.71%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 (Day)
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2026-05-06
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 38.5° | 100.7° | 84.7% |
| 100 | 50.4° | 94.1° | 84.4% |
| 200 | 62.4° | 85.9° | 84.1% |
| 300 | 74.2° | 71.9° | 83.8% |
| 400 | 83.5° | 20.1° | 83.6% |
| 500 | 78° | 297.8° | 83.3% |
| 600 | 66.5° | 278.2° | 83% |
| 700 | 54.5° | 268.8° | 82.7% |
| 800 | 42.5° | 261.9° | 82.4% |
| 900 | 30.7° | 255.6° | 82.1% |
| 1000 | 19.3° | 249.2° | 81.8% |
| 1100 | 8.3° | 242.4° | 81.5% |
| 1200 | -1.9° | 234.6° | 81.1% |
| 1300 | -11.3° | 225.7° | 80.8% |
| 1400 | -19.2° | 215.1° | 80.5% |
| 1500 | -25° | 202.7° | 80.2% |
| 1600 | -28.4° | 188.8° | 79.9% |
| 1700 | -28.8° | 174.1° | 79.6% |
| 1800 | -26.1° | 159.9° | 79.2% |
| 1900 | -20.8° | 147° | 78.9% |
| 2000 | -13.3° | 136° | 78.6% |
| 2100 | -4.3° | 126.6° | 78.3% |
| 2200 | 5.8° | 118.5° | 77.9% |
| 2300 | 16.6° | 111.3° | 77.6% |
| 2400 | 28° | 104.6° | 77.3% |